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St Albans Cricket Club

Notice is hereby given that the

103rd Annual General Meeting

of the St Albans Cricket Club Inc. will be held at Trevinos Restaurant and Bar, cnr Riccarton Road and Mona Vale Avenue

(in the upstairs conference room, access at rear) on

Monday, 30 July 2007 at 7:30pm

Business: 1. To receive the Minutes of the 2006 Annual General Meeting;

2. To consider and adopt the 2006/07 Annual Report and Accounts;

3. Election of Officers and Management Committee for the 2007/08

season;

4. Notice of Motion That the club levy the following levels of subscriptions (GST inclusive) for the 2007/08 season, namely: a) Adult Men and Women:

$240 to be paid by 30 November 2007;

b) Full-time University, Polytechnic, Training College Students,

Men and Women Under 18: $180 to be paid by 30 November 2007;

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c) Secondary School Pupils:

$120 to be paid by 30 November 2007;

d) Primary/Intermediate School Pupils:

$50 for first member of family, and $25 for any subsequent members of the same family, to be paid by 30 November 2007;

e) Social: $60 per year.

5. Notice of Motion That article 6 (Membership) of the St Albans Cricket Club Constitution be amended, with references to “Honorary Members” or “Honorary Associate Members” removed from the article.

6. General Business: Members are reminded to resign (in writing) before the date of the AGM, to ensure that no subscription payment is due for the 2007/08 season, in the event of any member deciding not to play or transferring to another club, or moving out of the city.

Honorary Secretary PO Box 1919 CHRISTCHURCH

Pavilion: Hagley Oval, South Hagley Park, Riccarton Ave, Christchurch, New Zealand. Phone: (03) 366 4905.

Secretary: PO Box 1919, Christchurch 1, New Zealand. E-mail: play@stalbanscricket.co.nz Web: http://www.stalbanscricket.co.nz

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2006/07 Officers

Patron: Mr J Z Harris

Life Members:

Messrs C F Collins, R R A McLauchlan, I D Dempsey, R D J Mather, A G Jamieson, S J D Cox, L N Serra, G J Curgenven, Mrs A J Mitchell and Mrs E W Horne

Honorary Auditor: Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants

Management Committee: Messrs N D Cross, G J Curgenven, M R Griffin,

A F Johnstone, S A Mason, P J Mayell, Mrs M J Cross

Honorary Associate Members: Messrs M B Poore, R W Peers, A N Bailey, S C Guillen, K I Ferries, E N Penlington, J Z Harris, L R Earney, J A Harrison,

P B Guerin, L J Blatchford, S N McGregor, Mrs D A McGregor and Mrs K L Gilray

President: Chairman: Mr A G Jamieson Mr A G Jamieson

Men’s Club Captain: Women’s Club Captain: Mr D E Pettet Mrs N Wilson

Honorary Secretary: Honorary Treasurer: Mrs K L Cunis Mr L N Serra

Bar Manager: Mr M J Sutherland

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Obituary Kim Jamieson-Carroll It was with great sadness when we heard the news that former club member Kimberley (Kim) Jamieson-Carroll, daughter of Alan and Jill and sister to Megan, passed away on the evening of July 13, 2006, aged 23 in Christchurch Hospital, from a massive blood infection after several years of illness caused by Type 1 diabetes. Just a day prior to Kim’s death she and Tyler Carroll, her fiancé, made the decision to get married. A special bedside ceremony was quickly arranged and the couple took their vows in front of family and friends. At 8.45pm the following night Kim, while holding Tyler’s hand, slipped away. Kim joined St Albans in 1992/93 and played until 2001/02, a total of 10 seasons and more than 130 games for the club. She started in the Senior Traditional girls team for her first two seasons before going on to be a key member of the third grade women's team that won their grade emphatically three seasons in a row. Kim then skippered the second grade Gold women's team to success in 1997/98. Kim regularly made Canterbury underage representative teams, being a member of the under-14s for three successive years, then the under-17s for three further seasons and was captain in five of the six teams she was chosen for. Kim debuted for the St Albans Premier women’s team at a very young age back in 1996/97 and played a total of 32 matches, taking 28 wickets. Kim was a great party girl and was one of the key organisers of the club social scene in the late ‘90s. Kim was a terrific people person with a positive and energetic personality and her contribution to club life over 23 years was significant and appreciated by all club members. Her Saturday night treks into the city after cricket with “Knoxy” and half the club are legendary. There were many touching tributes made at Kim's funeral held at the Academy Funeral Home in Upper Riccarton. It was attended by over 250 of Kim’s family and friends, particularly from within the wider St Albans cricket family as well as many other sporting and high school mates.

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President’s Report On behalf of your Executive and Committee, I have much pleasure in presenting the Annual Report and Accounts covering the 2006/07 season, the 102nd in the club’s history. When one looks back over the last 12 months and tries to review the outcomes in a positive manner, one can not be too far off the mark by describing it as a phantasmagorical mix of the tranquil and the furious. Tranquil as in no major situations or challenges arose and the upward direction of the club was quietly maintained, while the furious was the energetic and boisterous start that most teams had and maintained throughout the summer, but sadly ending with all but three teams finishing without gold medals. It was as incomprehensible as Sanskrit is to a rabbit. Once again the Annual General Meeting was held at the Trevino’s function room on the last day of July and the few numbers present were no more fazed by the small turnout than Drake on the Hoe was when he had an Armada to fight. The election was quickly undertaken and the business of running a successful cricket club was once again underway. There are many people in club administrations who have never run anything more difficult than a bath, but not at this club. Those elected are volunteers who are enthusiastic, skilled and knowledgeable and who toil far away from the lights and glamour to ensure that your club is worthy of being counted amongst the top 10 cricket clubs in New Zealand. Pre-season winter trainings were very well received, although on the female side a better attendance could have been shown, particularly in the areas below Premiers. The club goes to a lot of trouble organising suitable times and coaches and a little more response would be appreciated. Interested onlookers were however impressed with the skills being displayed. Bowlers were showing more toe than the proverbial Roman sandal, but at the same time many were being torn apart like a KFC chicken as batsman were eager to make the most of the flat and true batting surface. Was all this pre-season action creating a spurious illusion? Opening day came and went, with a good number of new and keen players eager to sign up and to do well for the mighty Saints. The traditional men’s game against the Upper Valley club from Wellington was again played on Hagley 4, with the “Embers” being wrestled back to our trophy cabinet by a side selected from the Premier and second team squads.

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The same number of adult teams was entered as the previous season, although our junior ranks were considerably enhanced. Our junior girls section was bolstered by an extra four teams while, for the first time in 17 years, we had a junior boys team. This has taken the phrase of “the club being emboldened by a born and bred policy” to a new level, as increasingly local ties mean more in an increasingly expanding city. Blame global warming, the scapegoat du jour, but how else do you explain the bizarre and sporting pitch conditions that confronted teams on many Saturday mornings during the season? The weather overall was not great. It was cloudy and barely warm with regularly inclement conditions on Thursday nights and Fridays making preparation of good quality pitches a challenge. However, in saying that, I believe that the standard of pitch preparation by our ground staff, particularly that of the Hagley Oval pitches, has dropped to such a degree as to cause this club considerable concern. If the effort is going in then it must be the lack of nous or appreciation of what needs doing, and when. Not enough experienced and qualified help is being made available as and when it’s needed. Club officials will be working hard to see that a vast improvement is evident in practice and match wickets, outfields and perimeter extremities for next season. This might be seen as a tough call on the people who prepare our cricket areas but, as many club members have told me, we are just not getting good enough value for money. We are a paying customer of the Christchurch City Council and our expectations are high. We don’t apologise for this. As I mentioned earlier, the club only celebrated three victories during the season, which was five less than the target I challenged the club to achieve in my speech on opening day. Congratulations go to the Premier women who won their Twenty20 competition, one of the three different competitions which they competed in during the season. Our third grade girls led from start to finish and came home with the proverbial wet sail, winning their grade well before the end of the season. Finally, our under-15 girls Gold team swept all before it in a real tour de force, winning the title in a canter. Congratulations to all those girls in the club who played in these teams. As someone once said “what’s the point of going head-to-head if you don’t strive for victory with all sinews stretched. Equally though there is surely more satisfaction in a win gained smilingly, rather than dressed in a sneer. The sweetest memories are those that lift the heart, not the ones that leave a bad taste.” Even though the club failed to win a single men’s grade, most teams were highly placed in their respective grades. The many second and

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third placings, together with the wins by the girls’ teams, saw the club win the prestigious Petersen Shield, the symbol of the overall champion club in the city. It is said that cricket is not a game you can play revved up to red all the time. And that is true. But there are times when a common feeling runs through a club, unspoken but palpable. You can sense an explosion or drive for success after a time of torpor. I felt that the club had this in abundance as the positiveness to do well gathered momentum, particularly when the season was starting to draw towards the final weeks. This year the club departed from the norm and employed Stephen Cunis as the Premier men’s player/coach as well as Luke Piper, an Australian, as the club professional and overall club coach. Stephen, in his first summer as a fully fledged coach and without any provincial duties, went about his responsibilities with energy, enthusiasm and a solid drive for success. He created an environment that saw very large turnouts to training sessions and after-match warm-downs in the pavilion. The fact that Saints was one of only two clubs to have a side in the end of season top-four playoffs in each of the top three grades was a testament to his efforts. We have re-engaged Stephen for next summer. Luke gave good support to Stephen and was a popular member of the Premier team. I think that Luke would be the first to say that he was disappointed in the number of runs he scored or match-winning efforts he contributed. However, in defence of his batting return, one needs to be a tad sympathetic due to the very sporting tracks that he encountered. Luke undertook all the requirements of a seasoned professional and, on behalf of the club, I thank him for his efforts. To Luke’s partner Jen, I would also say a big thank you for your efforts and support of the club, whether it be organising this or that, or just looking after our other English guests. We have not re-engaged Luke for the 2007/08 season, although Luke has intimated that he will continue to play as a local for the club. Both he and Jen are currently living in Methven. The search is on for a replacement professional. This summer we had a influx of amateur players from the UK and all fitted in well to club life. Adam Iyer and Joel Tratt were two lads who played in our second grade side and both performed well with bat and ball. Both boys often punched well above their weight. Off the field they were proficient and friendly coaches as well as being valuable exponents on the social side of the club. Two other Englishmen also played in our third grade team. Jonathan Redfern and Pete Moxom (who joined after Christmas) both enjoyed prosperous summers with

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Jonathan winning his team’s player of the year award. We also welcomed Hannah Johnson from England to the women’s side of the club. Although not setting the world on fire with the bat she quickly became a regular part of the Premier women’s team. I guess she learned lots and will be a better player for her experience “Down Under”. Hannah also provided very valuable coaching expertise to the third grade girls. Her calm, supportive and positive way with the girls was appreciated and well commented on. Duane Pettet and Nicola Wilson, the two club captains, have both commented on and given a summary of the various sides in the club in their respective reports, so I won’t double-up and do the same. However, I would say bad luck to the Premier, third grade and President’s grade men’s sides who all had competition aspirations taken from them on the last day of the summer. As they say, they are all teams on the boulevard of broken dreams. Two of our women’s sides also stumbled in sight of potential victories; the Premiers in the one-day final and the first grade side in the final round being airbrushed out of history. Once again I would like to acknowledge the family of sponsors, funding agencies and contributors to the club with either product or time and expertise. Chris Bird, owner of Chevron Cars, continues to support our club professional with a vehicle. Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants, through Trevor Thornton, provided valuable administrative support and once again sponsored the audit of the club. Bevan Gerling from Churchill’s Public House provided our hospitality requirements and vouchers while the Big Pizza chain supported the club with the two player of the day vouchers each Saturday. A big thank you goes to all of the above supporters, plus to two members who each gave a large anonymous donation to help fund junior players clothing and a new scorers’ area. Sporting clubs are increasingly becoming reliant on the many charitable trusts that can be approached for funding through the poker machines which they control. We have been careful not to make this club too dependent on these trusts, preferring a mix of traditional and proven fundraising schemes to complement the various approaches which can be made. There are an increasing number of applications being submitted to these trusts each year, with more and more money going to provincial bodies, making it even harder for the little guys. The pool of funding is also slowly shrinking with the total value of applications being considerably more than the money available. However, in saying that, we are very appreciative of the donations that

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we do receive and for last summer we are indebted to the Eureka Trust, Canterbury Foundation and the Caversham Trust. The traditional after-match Saturday evening functions, together with the more spontaneous after-practice wind-downs, were outstandingly embraced by the club this summer. Credit must go to Stephen Cunis and Luke Piper, who constantly reinforced the point to members of the top three teams that if we play and practice together, then we socialise together. This attitude rubbed off on other teams in the club and even towards the end of the summer the ladies got into the swing of club camaraderie. The organised functions were also well attended with opening day, the quiz evening, Christmas party, end of season night and the prize-giving night all being huge successes. At the prize-giving we were privileged to have Ric Charlesworth, the New Zealand Cricket high performance manager, as our guest speaker and prize presenter. As the catalyst behind the revitalisation and restructure of the high performance setup within NZC, his words on this subject were very interesting and informative. As a medical doctor, Australian federal politician, first-class cricketer, international hockey player and double Olympic gold medal-winning coach, he displayed an easy manner and willingness to answer questions on his fascinating and diverse experiences. During the evening Ric presented the many and varied awards which the club gives out on these nights. The feature prize was that of the club’s player of the year, which was awarded to Stephen Cunis. Stephen, in his rookie year as a Premier men’s coach, tutored and trained the team to second place in the two-day competition, only missing out on championship honours on the last Saturday of the season. As well, he had an extremely good season with bat and ball, taking 38 wickets at 14.02 with a best bowling return of 7-26 while also scoring 458 runs at 22.90 including four fifties. His award was popularly received by the more than 120 club members present. During the evening all of the club’s awards were presented, with the Peers Cup going to Duane Pettet. The personality of the year went to Eleanor Horne. The Noel Love Trophy for the mature club member who displays dedication, enthusiasm, social interaction and for just being a bloody good person also went to Eleanor. James O’Gorman and Alice Forbes were presented with the most improved player awards while Justin Gourlie and Sam Fitzsimon were recognised as the club’s most promising male and female players. Many other playing achievements

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and milestones were recognised during the evening, some in a more humorous vein than others. The famous (or infamous) Rod McCurdy award went to Sarah Burke who, in keeping with the theme of the award, was not on hand to receive it. But I am sure that the cheers and whooping of acknowledgment could have been heard by Sarah no matter where she was at the time. This award, above all others, is probably the most eagerly sought after ... particularly by those not in line to receive it. The Stumbling Block award went to James Alabaster who, on the way to what would have been a well-deserved hundred, tripped up by being bowled for 99. The King Hit crown for most sixes went to Dan Johnston with 21 sixes, while at the other end of the spectrum Bevan Rich and Ben Young jointly won the Duck Trophy for the dubious distinction of scoring six ducks each. The other five awards I’d like to mention were the most economical bowling performances for the season. In a fully completed 10-over spell Bryce Hackett (with figures of 10-6-9-6) was the best, while in a nine-over spell Mel Reid (9-3-8-4) came out on top. Finally, in the eight-over grades Ben Young (8-5-6-3) was the best of the summer. Only five centuries were scored during the season, which is nearly an all-time low, with Joel Huston’s 163 being the best. Although no hat-tricks were taken in the adult section two were taken by members of our junior teams. Congratulations to Ben Norriss and Natalie Cox for achieving this fine feat. Many of the other awards are listed in the back of this report. As well as our own prize-giving function many of our executive, committee and members were present at the Canterbury Cricket Association club and provincial awards night held at the Canterbury Horticultural Centre the following week. Our club had a fairly lean night, based on previous years, with only the Premier women and third grade girls picking up their trophies. The club was however awarded the Petersen Shield as the top club in Christchurch. This was the 22nd time that St Albans has won this prestigious award, with the total only being bettered by the Sydenham club’s 27 in the 102 years of its existence. We did however have several of our provincial players called up to the presentation stage for well-deserved trophies. These included: Helen Watson, who won both the Canterbury Magicians fielder of the year and the most outstanding individual performance awards; Amy

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Satterthwaite, who won both the Jean Ruddenklau Trophy for consistency in club and representative cricket and the prestigious club cricket player of the year award; Aaron Johnstone won the Chattel Hayes Memorial Trophy for most wicket-keeping dismissals (with 31, all caught) in two-day club cricket; Ben Langrope won the Junior Bowling Trophy for the most wickets (14) at the national under-19 tournament; and Chris Harris won the Canterbury Wizards most outstanding performance award for his 52-ball century in a Twenty20 match against Auckland. On the social front the club had one of its most successful and vibrant seasons for many a year. Again credit must go to Stephen Cunis and Luke Piper who fired up the members of the top three teams into a very convivial and club-orientated group of guys. Players from the ‘70s and ‘80s would have been proud of the length of time players stayed at the club to socialise. Consequently, the bar revenue’s downward trend of recent years was reversed with healthy receipts being recorded. Thanks to Julie on a Saturday night and to Eleanor, as a helper when required, for your diligent and conscientious work behind the bar. We mustn’t lose sight that cricket is a sport, and sports are about celebration, expression, spontaneity and a cold drink. Later in the season most of the afternoon grade sides and some of the women’s teams also discovered the value and esprit de corps of club support. The club again hosted the popular Tuesday night Twilight Zone competition, which this year had 10 teams. Organiser Kevin Snook runs 16 tight and efficient nights of non-stop, fun-filled and just a wee bit competitive all-action cricket for a group of guys who come straight from work to play in teams, some with very odd names. Thanks for your continuing organisational skills and passion, Kevin. For the first time in a fair number of years the club did not have anyone in the Black Caps team, although this was more than compensated by three of our Premier women being selected in the White Ferns. Congratulations to Sarah Burke, Rowan Milburn (who debuted in the team that went to India) and Helen Watson on your national team selections. As I write this report, Amy Satterthwaite and Beth McNeill have also just been selected along with the other three for the White Ferns’ two upcoming winter tours. Congratulations girls. Well done to you Amy, as a debutant and for becoming the 21st New Zealand women’s selection from the club.

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The club, as usual, had a plethora of players who represented Canterbury in one or more of the many first-class, ‘A’, development or underage men’s, women’s, boys and girls teams that were put on the field during the summer. Our club has a proud tradition and history of supplying quality players to a wide number of representative teams and, without exception, all have done so with distinction and pride. A list of these players can be found in the records section near the end of this report. Suffice to say, congratulations to you all. At the time of writing this report, only Neil and Mary Cross and Peter Mayell have advised that they are unavailable for next season’s committee. Although Neil and Mary have only had one year on the committee, they have been great advocates and have worked hard for all club members. Peter Mayell, with a total of 12 years of committee work spread over a number of summers, has once again found himself in a job-versus-club situation. Last season was a struggle for him, as he wanted to be more involved but the job came first, as it should. As an employee of New Zealand Cricket, it is a privilege to have a guy in such an exalted position working within our parent body, and as part of our club. No doubt we will see Pete (“Percy”) back again in the not-too-distant future. During the year, the club executive and committee met on 12 occasions. Attendances were as follows:

Meetings Years

President/Chairman: Alan Jamieson 12 34

Secretary: Kara Cunis 10 1

Treasurer: Lindsay Serra 12 24

Women’s Club Captain: Nicola Wilson 10 6

Men’s Club Captain: Duane Pettet 12 4

Bar Manager: Matt Sutherland 10 2

Committee: Graham Curgenven 10 19

Peter Mayell 6 12

Scott Mason 12 6

Murray Griffin 11 4

Aaron Johnstone 8 2

Mary Cross 9 1

Neil Cross 9 1

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Very little pavilion maintenance was undertaken over the last 12 months, though members will see a small addition when they return in late September. A scorers’ box will be incorporated into the lounge, but not in the same position as it is now. The area where the memorabilia display is now will be transformed into a small room with a wall/entrance and windows facing towards the Oval. This will give scorers a more cloistered and peaceful place in which to (doze off) work. It will, if required, also allow for a canopy to be installed, to keep the low-setting sun at bay. The front-facing upstairs wall is also in need of a coat of paint and this will be attended to at the same time. Balcony boards are an on-going situation and it won’t be long before a complete new set of decking boards will be needed. During the summer the club enhanced its relationship with Christ’s College, Christchurch South Intermediate and one or two other schools that we are very keen to get more formalised arrangements with. Although being a central city club means we have no obvious suburban catchment area when it comes to player recruitment, we are always mindful of the need to get closer to many of the inner-city schools, particularly in our traditional north-west area. However, we should always be on the lookout for synergies in other areas and having schoolteachers as current or former non-playing members helps. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Nigel Marsh, our community cricket coordinator at the CCA, for his help during the last 12 months. Always approachable, positive and keen to help, Nigel keeps us all on our toes and makes sure that we keep focused on the job of keeping the club growing and in touch with our preferred group of schools. I would also like to thank Richard Reid and the other staff at the CCA. Although we don’t have too much to do with the CCA board it is the full-time staff that we rely on to ensure a smooth and accurate channel of communication is maintained. Newly appointed at the beginning of last season Mike Fisher was thrown in the deep end of club, school, women’s and junior club cricket. To his credit he eagerly accepted the challenge and, on the whole, made a good fist of his first year in control. Mike is the person who we have most to do with on a day-to-day basis and our relationship must be a positive one with him, which I believe is. Last summer saw the Premier men’s competition revert to an eight-team format with the reintroduction of teams from the Sydenham and Burnside West University clubs. As well, new criteria for being a Premier club was introduced. This covered a wide range of club areas

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and, in general terms, we have, or will have by this summer, ticked off all of the requirements. I personally believe that it was good for club cricket to have the traditional eight clubs all in the fold. We need eight strong, competitive clubs if cricket is to be kept as the number one summer sport, even if requires some extra support given by the CCA or other clubs to those that need it. Our first responsibility is to our own club, but if we can help a fellow club, we should. As a club we try to be a good citizen and run ourselves within the various protocols, rules and regulations that are constantly being thrust upon us. All these regulations, controls and ordinances we embrace. Many of these are mandatory, official or regulatory and all take a huge amount of time, which puts a huge strain on amateur administrators. If I could have a wish, it would be for the CCA to make some sort of administrative funding application to one of the trusts for a disbursement of a small stipend to clubs to be used for a semi-professional or part-time club administrator. I should at this stage thank all those involved with the club, who freely give up their time as a coach, scorer, manager, ground helper, advisory group member, selector, convener, committee person or any other volunteer who forms part of running a successful club. We have a large group of former members who are now in the wider cricketing family plying their trade or making a living from this great game. The list seems to get longer each year and, rather than upset someone for leaving them off the list, better just to say thanks and we salute you for your efforts in helping to keep our great game great. I would like to take a paragraph to acknowledge the fantastic and strident service that Eleanor Horne has given to the club over the last 21 years. Initially she served as the secretary of the club between 1986 and 1999 and since then, with a wee overlap, as the club’s caterer. Several years ago Eleanor was made a life member of the club and normally that signals a slow-down and a waning of interest in everyday club activities. Not so with Eleanor. She still had plenty of energy and vigour left to literally throw herself into club life even more, particularly in the catering area. Sacre bleu, I said to myself, when she told me of her decision to retire. How will I fill this vital part of the club organisation? Thank you Eleanor, for the great service you have given to the club. We were pleased to be able to acknowledge your efforts at the club prize-giving night. Don’t be a stranger, we’d love to see you at the AGMs or during the season, and seasons beyond, of course.

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In a couple of weeks time the club will be holding its 103rd Annual General Meeting. The date, time and venue can be found on page three of this report. We hope to see you at this meeting, as this is the place to seek answers to any of your questions or provide criticisms you may have or, perhaps, on a more positive note, give some favourable feedback to the executive and committee. Recruitment is well underway, pre-season training is to begin soon for those trying out for the top sides in the men’s and women’s sections, various women’s and underage coaching positions are being filled and questions are being asked about our readiness for another season. We have developed a winning, fun and successful culture in the club, let’s all together take the club up a notch and have one hell of a 2007/08 season. Winter well my friends and we will see all rampant Golden Lions growling and hungry for success when opening day comes around on the third Saturday of September. Alan Jamieson

St Albans President Alan Jamieson (left) receives a framed memento from committee member Scott Mason detailing his playing career in numbers after having chosen to retire after 41 seasons playing for the club.

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Men’s Club Captain’s Report I was first lined up for the job of men’s club captain by our esteemed president Alan Jamieson a couple of months prior to last year’s Annual General Meeting. Reluctant to commit to the post without first knowing exactly what it entailed, I demanded a full job description from “God”, something he duly promised to deliver. The AGM came and went and I was still waiting for said job description to arrive, despite already having being elected to the role. I started to wonder if this was some sort of elegant ruse constructed by my peers on the committee, in order to extract some “sneaky” Schadenfreude at my expense! I did however find a bit of solace in some well-timed words of wisdom from my predecessor of four years, Tony Falloon. So I headed into the virtual unknown as the season quickly approached, left largely to fend for myself, hoping for the best but fearing the worst ... Well, I can now happily report, when all’s said and done, it was a (relatively) painless experience in the end. Certainly, receiving text messages at 1.03am and then phone calls at 2.47am from players on a Saturday morning saying they can’t play “tomorrow” aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I did my best to take it in my stride. After all, it was probably better to be informed that way, rather than simply have teams find out they only had 10 men when they turned up - obviously at a time when it is pretty much too late to arrange decent contingency plans! Turnouts at pre-season training were encouraging, with a number of promising new players coming along to join the club. Opening day was a relatively quiet affair with fewer than normal attending the net sessions, partly due to the variable weather conditions. Also responsible was the President’s grade side’s warm-up match against a trial fourth grade selection team on Polo 1. This proved a useful exercise, as a better assessment of half a dozen new players could be gained from match play rather than nets alone. Overall recruitment and retention efforts allowed us to enter the same number of sides with the Canterbury Cricket Association as the previous season. Attendance at practice by the morning grade players was, on the large majority of occasions, nothing short of superb. This was squarely due to the work ethic instilled by club coach Stephen Cunis, who brought a well-balanced approach to training sessions. Knowing when to be a hard taskmaster and when to pull back on the throttle by throwing a bit of light relief into the mix helped ensure that players not only improved their own games but also enjoyed their time while doing so.

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For that, personally, as a player, team captain and club captain, I am most appreciative of Stephen’s contribution. Practice attendances by afternoon grade players started encouragingly, as it usually does, but tapered off alarmingly by mid-season. Fourth grade, however, were the exception to the rule, consistently having at least six players turn up every week and a few times even having their full side show up to roll their arms over. One of my main goals of the season was to ensure every team got 11 men on the park every single week of the summer. It was to prove a lofty aim and, despite the best efforts of U2 concerts, 21st birthday parties and Wildfoods Festivals to try and scupper this initiative, we achieved a fairly satisfactory percentage of complete XIs. There is, however, always room for improvement. Collectively too we must all stay vigilant to the habits of unreliable team-mates, those creatures who have an uncanny knack of suddenly being able to disappear through a rip in the space-time continuum and into a dimension where there is no cellphone coverage. Bottom line - keep in touch, everyone! Looking at the season itself, it was especially pleasing to see all top three Saints teams qualify for the top-four playoffs in their respective two-day competitions. We were one of only two clubs, alongside East Christchurch Shirley, to achieve this feat. The morning grades had been restructured, with the CCA ridding each grade of extra teams from the same club, thus increasing the depth and breadth of competitions. No longer were the grades dominated by a couple of sides and then filled out with a number of also-rans. The new top-four/bottom-four format means there is no lacking in motivation for sides during the initial round-robin phase. As the bottom four teams are effectively out of title contention with six weeks remaining in the season, it has brought a real cutting edge to matches, particularly during the later rounds. Therefore, given what is at stake for each club, it will no doubt become even more challenging to get our teams into the top four in coming seasons. The major disappointment of the season was that none of the men’s teams managed to win a competition. Many came extremely close, with three sides (Premiers, thirds and President’s) all well in the running on the final day’s play. Offsetting this, though, was the other major achievement to bring great pride to the club this season. We won the Petersen Shield for the 22nd time in the club’s illustrious history - a strong reflection on how consistently highly-placed almost

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every St Albans team was, even if none of them could quite stretch their necks out far enough to finish first past the post. We also have the women’s section of the club to thank for this success, as they did at least manage a couple of grade victories - thanks girls! Well done everyone, this is one of the most coveted prizes in all of club cricket. New Members During the season 30 new members joined or rejoined the club, either prior to the season commencing or at some stage during it. We hope you enjoyed your summer with the club and we will see you back in October in your whites (or blue-and-golds) fighting fit, focused and ready to take on all-comers. These players included:

Members Who Have Left Like at most sporting clubs, there is a significant number of members who come and go during the winter months. Some play just a few games, some stay for the season, while a few have had long and illustrious spells with the club. It is getting harder to keep track of these players as university studies, overseas travel, job opportunities and the odd transfer to another club affect more and more players within the club. To those that have left, either before or during the summer, we thank you for your efforts and hope that your shift away is not permanent and, as always, we would readily welcome you back to the club at any such time in the future. These players included:

Matt Abbott Matt Baldwin James Berryman Scott Brooker Jonathan Collins Pete Drysdale Ben Fair Henry Fisher Chris Gibb Justin Gourlie

Chris Harpur Alex Higgins Joel Huston Adam Iyer Andrew Jack Angus McLean Dean Marsh Pete Moxom Mat Munro Tony Norriss

James O'Gorman Luke Piper Jonathan Redfern Bevan Rich Gareth Talbot Joel Tratt Kevin Truesdale Edward Winter Mat Wiseman Ben Young

Dean Anderson (gave the game away) Duncan Bean (returned to Wellington) Glenn Cooper (working in Nelson) Patrick Crannitch (membership not accepted) Andrew Cuttriss (job shift to Wellington) Richard Davidson (job in Auckland) Nisha Easwarapadcham (returned to India)

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Team Summaries

Premier - captained by Aaron Johnstone. It was a return to an eight-team grade after the two-year experiment of six teams failed to take off. It was a season of what-ifs for the side, which received a welcome injection of youth part-way through the year. Things looked ominous when they sat stone-cold last after the first couple of two-day rounds but the side turned things around in the blink of an eye to head the competition going into the Christmas break. They extended their lead going into the final two games of the season but conceded that advantage when they stumbled badly against Riccarton, when a draw at that stage would’ve all but secured the title. They still had a decent mathematical chance of victory going into the final game against East Christchurch Shirley, but fortune wasn’t on their side. Defeating Easts ended up being a bitter consolation prize after the news of Riccarton’s resounding title-sealing triumph over Sydenham had filtered through. The one-day competition was somewhat disjointed and it was hard to gather any real momentum in this form of the game, with the team unable to win any more than two games on the trot. They did keep

Ben Ferguson (working on Saturdays) Blair Glover (not sure why) Matt Grenfell (taking a break) Nick Groves (job shift to Wellington) Jason Guest (working in Auckland) Michael Johns (working in Wellington) Nigel Jones (now living in Ireland) Matt Kamstra (gave game away) Steven Knox (professional not re-engaged) Sandy MacLeod (travelling the world) Henry McLernon (gave game away) Richard Mallinder (moved to Australia to live) Nick Massey (returned to the UK) Simon Murfin (working in Antarctica) James Needham (returned to the UK) Chris Nolan (working in Auckland) Liam O'Sullivan (working in Australia) Darren Park (returned to the UK) Grant Penlington (retired) Sachin Rao (returned to India) Mark Reid (transferred to Lancaster Park Woolston) Jamie Scannell (working on Saturdays) Joel Seddon (returned to Dunedin) Blair Simm (travelling the world) Kerry Tate (working in France) Chris Taylor (shifted to Palmerston North)

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their slim hopes alive with a miraculous one-run win over Canterbury Country in their final game, but Lancaster Park Woolston upset the previously-unbeaten Old Boys Collegians to pinch the last semi-final spot instead. The team’s Twenty20 campaign was brief, losing in the semi-finals of a knockout format. Next season is likely to see more attention paid to this form of the game though, with a concentrated, centralised weekend-long tournament set to be held. Michael Davidson became the first new Canterbury men’s representative from the club in five seasons and acquitted himself well given limited opportunities in the side thus far. Well done “Stom”, here’s hoping for more of the same this coming season. Second Grade - captained by Andrew Cuttriss and Kim Smythe. It was almost déjà vu for this team as they performed rather similarly to the season before. They played extremely well for large portions of games only to let their guard down at inopportune moments and suddenly the match would disappear from their grasp. The team had to put up with a high number of changes to their playing XI as well as having initial skipper Andrew Cuttriss depart for work in Wellington part-way through the season, handing the mantle over to Kim Smythe. It wasn’t until midway through the season that the side started to gain some real traction but by that stage the leaders were well out of sight. Somewhat roughly, they were edged out of one-day semi-final contention on a head-to-head count-back. Their best achievement of the season was making it into the top four of the two-day competition, but in the end had to settle for fourth as the powerful Old Boys Collegians outfit romped to the title with two whole matches to spare. Third Grade - captained by Duane Pettet. The scriptwriters must’ve got a little bored and just rehashed a version of what happened to this team of “nearly men” in each of the previous two seasons - such was the similarly in this side’s undulating fortunes. As per usual, they got off to a hiss and a roar, looking near-invincible in the early rounds. Act II saw them lose a steady stream of players promoted to second grade while also dropping a few games that were there for the taking. They then found some impressive form to give themselves an outside shot at the title going into the final Act ... only to choke spectacularly, in homage to one of the best Shakespearean tragedies.

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In the one-dayers, they just couldn’t find the final knockout blow to put away opponents despite administering a number of standing-eight counts. Strangely, this competition didn’t have semi-finals like the two grades above it, despite otherwise being identical in format. They played some excellent cricket for good chunks of the season in what was arguably the strongest third grade competition in well over a decade, itself a tribute to the CCA’s restructuring effort. They are also likely to be coming up against some Suburban teams next year too, making the team’s everlasting quest for a trophy even tougher still. Senior B Grade - captained by Tony Falloon. This team enjoyed nail-biting finishes, almost specialising in this type of denouement this season. It was the second year this side played in the combined metropolitan/suburban grade, and it was to be the first time in many years that they weren’t quite a completely irresistible force. It was an extremely even competition with most teams capable of beating one another, although the top-ranked Old Boys Collegians Cavaliers (containing a number of recent second-grade players) were a class above. To our credit, we did take them right to the wire before going down on both occasions. The ‘BBBBs’ used an unprecedented 25 players as the core of the squad was less stable than in previous years, but they still did well to finish third equal in the final analysis. With the average age of this iconic Saints team steadily climbing, a shift back down to their old stamping ground of fourth grade may be on the cards in the near future. Fourth Grade - captained by James Alabaster. This was a radically different team to that of last year, with only a small handful of survivors remaining as the side was re-built from the ground up. A number of key acquisitions helped this team become the revelation of the men’s side of the club, after having spent many years stuck in oblivion. They made a bleak start though, losing their first two matches by comprehensive margins to let old doubts briefly resurface. However, they soon got on track by winning 10 of their next 11 games, the only loss being a narrow one to the eventual grade winners. This got them well and truly into title contention. Their crunch game came with three weeks remaining in the season, against the top-placed Lancaster Park Woolston Pohutukawa. Win that and the title was theirs for the taking.

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Unfortunately, they didn’t bring their ‘A’ game with them that day, being rolled for 90 batting first. Though they put up a brave fight in the field, they were a good 30 runs short of a winning total in the end. So this unlikely new mob had to settle for a creditable second place, taking with it a good dose of self-belief that the best from them is yet to come - hopefully next season. Fifth Grade - captained by Matt Sutherland. It was a bizarre year for this side, losing more matches than they won on the park but, thanks to three no-shows by their opposition, they ended up third-equal on the table. Remarkably, they were co-leaders in late January but five straight losses put paid to their chances of pulling off a competition win - one that would’ve almost surprised them as much as anyone else. This is one of the most stable teams when it comes to relying on a core squad to fill their playing XI week-in and week-out. This season was no exception, despite on three occasions going at least three weeks between official competition games. This grade has become noticeably stronger in the past couple of seasons and this side, having made the step up from sixth grade, has had to make a significant adjustment in this time. However, this top bunch of guys clearly have a great time playing their cricket together, no matter the final result. Sixth Grade - captained by Everton Snell. This team were the unbelievably-bad-luck story of the season. Right from the get-go this team seemed to be cursed. Their opening game was cancelled as a shortage of fit grounds across the city on a wet first week saw them bumped from their assigned pitch. The second week saw them given the first of four byes, which was two or three more than almost every other side received during the season. This was caused by fluctuations in the number of sides playing in the grade, with Saints unluckily being the first to take an enforced rest whenever the grade was redrawn. Two practice games against our similarly-unfortunate fifth grade team helped hone their skills for the main event. They hit the ground running when they finally got onto the park for real, winning three of their first four games. But a subsequent downturn in form and the loss of a couple of key players coincided with a further string of byes, defaults and washouts. The team effectively went 13 consecutive playing weeks without a proper victory as a result. Three wins and a tie in their last four games provided scant consolation at the conclusion of a wretched season, as they ended up fourth in the five-team competition.

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There is light on the horizon however, as a merger of the metropolitan and suburban competitions is on the cards for next season. This should provide a greater number and variety of teams to compete with, and this team’s solid nucleus of able afternoon cricketers could really flourish in this sort of revamped environment. President’s Grade - captained by Barry Slater. That this team nearly and, quite frankly, should’ve won the competitive despite using an incredible 49 different players during the season speaks volumes, both for the quality of the regulars and that of the fill-ins too. Skipper Barry Slater had the extra challenge of emerging from the imposing shadow of retired captain Alan Jamieson. He had to get the best out of his troops and establish himself as a leader in his own right, all the while having “God” keep a close eye on his old team’s progress from high atop his (metaphorical) cloud. With the batting and bowling consistently firing on all cylinders, the team went unbeaten from mid-November to early-March and had the title well within in its sights. Unfortunately, a final-day loss to third-placed Lancaster Park Woolston let East Christchurch Shirley Gold slip through the back door and claim their fifth consecutive title. Bugger! Despite it being their best finish in nearly a decade it was nonetheless extremely gutting to go so close that they could smell the fresh coat of silver polish on the trophy, only to come up empty-handed. There is, however, plenty to be encouraged about for next season, especially if the supporting cast can continue to play Oscar-worthy hands to back up the accomplished lead actors. Representative Players

During the summer the club was thrilled to hear of the selection of several of our club members in the many CCA representative sides. Congratulations go to:

Canterbury: Chris Harris (captain), Michael Davidson

Canterbury ‘A’: Michael Davidson, Ben Langrope

Canterbury U19: Henry Fisher (captain), Angus Bruce, Ben Langrope, James O’Gorman

Christchurch Metro U19: Henry Fisher (captain), Angus Bruce, Ben Langrope

Christchurch Metro U18: James O’Gorman (captain)

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CCA Men’s Club Cricket Player of the Year

Other St Albans players:

Aaron Johnstone 694, Luke Piper 634, Chris Harris 498, Neil Cross 481, Richard Hooper 430, Ben Langrope 426, Angus Bruce 412, Dean Bermingham 325, Henry Fisher 276, James O'Gorman 224, Brad Smith 72, Kelvin Scott 46, Kim Smythe 35, Adam Iyer 33, Justin Gourlie 33, Craig Linton 19, Nigel Jones 11, Mark Child 0.

Men’s Team Player of the Year Recipients

The club faces many challenges in the coming seasons. Not least of which is maintaining (and improving upon) the high standards we have set up until now, both operationally and on the cricket field. These have earned us our status as a Premier-qualified club. A vital component to retaining this status in the ongoing future is having a junior boys section. On this front a big “well done” must go to Graham Curgenven for running the first team we’ve had in this section of the club for nearly two decades.

Top 10: Points

1st Ryan Burson (East Christchurch Shirley) 1114

2nd Tim Papps (East Christchurch Shirley) 1082

3rd Michael Davidson (St Albans) 1082

4th Carl Frauenstein (Marist) 1059

5th Ben Rapson (Sydenham) 1030

6th Carl Solomons (Riccarton) 997

7th James Baxendale (Lancaster Park Woolston) 983

8th Stephen Cunis (St Albans) 978

9th Sean Heather (Sydenham) 971

10th Andrew Ellis (Lancaster Park Woolston) 965

Premier: Stephen Cunis Fourth Grade: Mat Munro

Second Grade: Justin Gourlie Fifth Grade: Mat Wiseman

Third Grade: Jonathan Redfern Sixth Grade: Phil LeLievre

Senior B Grade: Dean Read President’s Grade: Jonathan Price

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The next important step to complete the nursery-to-proving ground chain of development is having in place meaningful associations with secondary schools. We are well on our way in this department too. An already-fruitful relationship with Christ’s College has seen us acquire some highly talented young players, such as recent graduates Henry Fisher and James O’Gorman, who have slotted right in at the highest level with aplomb. With potential for more schools to come on board our future as an all-inclusive Premier club will become more secure. Thanks to all the captains, coaches, committee members and players for your patience, understanding and assistance in my first season in the job. I hope your needs were met as best as possible and, if not, that you don’t hesitate to let me know so I can do something about it. I’m certain just about any problem can be solved if the channels of communication are kept open and active at all times. Onwards and upwards to next season. My main wish will be to see at least one of the men’s teams hang in there to the bitter end and bring home the bacon this time around! Duane Pettet PS. Still waiting for that job description AJ ...

Jonathan Redfern (right) delights the crowd by hitting the single stump, much to the chagrin of Rod McCurdy award winner Sarah Burke in their match during the inaugural St Albans bowl-off. “Redders” won their bout in sudden-death.

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Women’s Club Captain’s Report I am happy and proud to report that 2006/07 was an excellent season for the women’s side of the club. The Premier women managed to secure some silverware again by easily winning the Twenty20 competition at the end of the season. They were also finalists in both the one-day and the Super 8 competitions. An excellent achievement, especially by our wider Premier squad players, as we had six players away in the Canterbury Magicians in December and January, of which three went on to New Zealand White Ferns duties and two to New Zealand ‘A’ after that. The Super 8s competition was introduced as a trial this season to prevent lower grades being affected too much by having to supply large numbers of players to the teams above during the representative season. With only four teams in the Premier competition, and three grades in total, there just aren’t the numbers in women’s cricket to absorb the impact of taking out the best 13 players and to keep the full competition running. I think having an eight-a-side competition was a success, as it appears to be part of the program again next season. It sure makes my job easier! The CCA amalgamated first and second grade into a nine-team first grade competition. This gave the teams more variation in opponents, as requested by the players in a CCA player survey at the start of the season. We entered only one team in first grade year and, once again, they endlessly provided players to Premiers while many were away on representative duty. They just missed out on winning the competition, finishing only five points behind East Christchurch Shirley. What a season for the third grade (high school) girls! Coach John Gagliardi not only steered the team to competition victory five weeks before the end of the season, he also managed to successfully introduce a large number of junior players to third grade cricket in the process. This will give the younger girls a lot of confidence when they move to “afternoon cricket” next season. The junior section, or “morning cricket” as we are used to calling it, enjoyed a huge injection of numbers right at the start of the season, mostly from Christchurch South Intermediate. The mainly Year 7 and 8 girls became so keen for cricket that they wanted to play on a regular basis and we were more than happy to accommodate them. After only having one team in that grade last year we quite suddenly had FOUR

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teams in the senior one-day girls competition. The “Gold” team took out the top spot, losing only one game all season! We also an eight-a-side team with mainly eight and nine-year olds that played on Friday nights at the Polo grounds. The girls learned lots in their first year of cricket and they ended the season on a real high with their first win. New Members Over the course of the summer many new girls are coerced, coaxed or just keen to give the game of cricket a go. As a club we don't mind if girls or even older women wish to come down to the nets and, if they feel comfortable and think that they might enjoy playing, perhaps have a game or two. Some take to cricket like a duck to water and go on to be quite prominent club players ... or better. One prominent former player who mad a welcome return was Helen Watson, who had been living and playing in Auckland for the past seven years. Others who joined the adult grades last summer included:

Many others had the odd game or filled in here and there, but never really joined the club. Maybe next summer. Players Who Have Left

It is always sad to see members give up or move to another sport. Others move out of the city while some join other clubs for better opportunities. We always encourage girls to get the best possible environment for their own advancement. Players to have left include:

Sam Fitzsimon Myah Guy Shannon Inns

Hannah Johnson Anne Mackechnie Hayley Meads

Sarah Rosanowski Ashley Soper Amy Walcott

Karen Baker (lost interest) Hannah Bibby (moved to Blenheim) Nicola Blue (gave game away) Kerry Foote (unsure why she stopped) Emma Gould (game was too easy for her) Amanda Green (moved back to Auckland) Dahlia McClelland (gave gave away) Claire Marshall (work) Marjolijn Molenaar (returned to the Netherlands) Fiona Wallace (taking a breather) Naomi Wallace (returned to golf) Katie Wilkinson-Baker (moved to rowing) Georgina Wright (gave game away)

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Team Summaries Premier - Two-day cricket was completely dropped from the draw this season and, as a trial, the first three rounds of one-dayers were played on artificial pitches. As expected, this gave batsmen a chance to get amongst the runs early on in the season. Sarah Burke scored 108 not out (her maiden Premier century) in the first game and Rowan Milburn scored 105 in the third game of the season, securing two excellent wins and setting us up for a much better, much more consistent season than we’ve had recently. With Helen Watson coming back to the club from Auckland and Beth McNeill returning permanently from Palmerston North after Christmas, there was plenty of quality and experience in the side and that showed throughout the season. Unfortunately we lost both Hannah Rae (overseas travel) and Lisa Brown (injury) after Christmas for the rest of the season. The team made all three finals, just falling short in two of them and comfortably winning the Twenty20 final. Amy “Branch” Satterthwaite scored her maiden Premier century (110) in the one-day final against Lancaster Park Woolston, which unfortunately was lost by 25 runs. Captaincy was shared around with Rowan and “Burkey” away on representative duty a lot. Josie O’Reilly probably had the hardest job, seeing a team full of fill-ins through those games in February when five of our White Ferns/New Zealand ‘A’ players were out and while opposition teams had their Magicians available. “Branch” then took over for the last part of the season, showing excellent promise as a future captain. First Grade - The two first grade teams that we had last year combined into one team this season, creating an interesting mix of young talent (mostly underage Canterbury representatives) and experience (mostly “two dollar wine girls”). The combination proved a success as they won 15 games out of 18, narrowly missing out on the title to East Christchurch Shirley. Being a “feeder” team to Premiers was at times hard, as it meant a different team on the park every week. Well done to the players that helped the Premiers out when the representative players were away. Hope to see you as regulars next season. A big thank you also to the core of players that held this team together and looked after the third graders that came up most weeks to fill the gaps.

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Third Grade - A very successful season for coach John Gagliardi and his girls, winning the grade with a 22-point buffer over number two side East Christchurch Shirley in only a four-team competition. Many of the third grade girls have now played plenty of games in first grade and will easily make the transition up next season. Well done and thank you, players AND parents to all for being so supportive and flexible. As mentioned before, this meant that numbers were often made up with girls from “morning cricket” and it was wonderful to see those youngsters’ names popping up regularly on the weekly honours board in the clubrooms as well. Junior Section - Junior convener Chris O’Brien-Smith and I were thrilled with the huge influx of players from Christchurch South Intermediate at the start of the season. There were so many Year 7 and 8 girls that we managed to enter four teams (Gold, Blue, Red and White) in the 12-team senior one-day girls competition. Gear, team shirts, club caps and coaches were organized at short notice and with a few minor hiccups along the way and a number of very helpful parents we had a very enjoyable and successful season. We need parents to help out on Saturdays, so hopefully we can count on your support again next season. The Gold team, which was the most experienced of the four teams, took out the trophy. Many girls got asked to play third grade in the afternoons and they did that very well indeed. I am looking forward to seeing you in afternoon cricket next season! With girls cricket now being run by the same Canterbury Junior Cricket Association as boys cricket, there were other formats available for the different age groups. Our youngest team played in the girls Super 8s competition. They played every Friday night at the Polo Grounds in a neat format where four innings were played in a game instead of just two and that proved a good formula for this age group. The girls made huge progress during the season and ended with their first win on the last playing day. Ever-patient and positive coaches Trudy Rolton and Amy Turner did a great job, thanks you two! Women’s Team Player of the Year Recipients

Premier: Amy Satterthwaite Third Grade: Sarah Gagliardi

First Grade: Kara Cunis

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Representative Players During the season a large number of St Albans players were picked to play for various representative teams. Congratulations to all named.

CCA Women’s Club Cricket Player of the Year

New Zealand: Sarah Burke, Rowan Milburn, Helen Watson

New Zealand ‘A’: Beth McNeill, Amy Satterthwaite

Canterbury: Erin Bermingham, Sarah Burke, Beth McNeill, Rowan Milburn, Amy Satterthwaite, Helen Watson

Canterbury Development XI: Lisa Brown, Erin Bermingham, Janet Brehaut

Canterbury U17: Janet Brehaut, Lea Tahuhu

Christchurch U17 Red: Sam Fitzsimon, Alice Forbes, Sarah Gagliardi, Lea Tahuhu

Christchurch U17 Black: Clare Forbes

Christchurch U15 Red: Natalie Cox, Clare Forbes, Sarah Gagliardi, Myah Guy, Shannon Inns, Anne Mackechnie, Casey O’Brien-Smith, Kimberley Rattray

Christchurch U15 Black: Sam Fitzsimon, Amy Voice, Amy Walcott

CJCA U14: Shaylyn Collins, Natalie Cox, Elsie Enoka, Casey Lloyd, Anne Mackechnie, Hayley Meads, Kimberley Rattray, Courtney Reid, Alyssa Sherriff, Ashley Soper, Lexie Walker, Roseanna Wilson, Harriet Wisker, Georgia Worsdale

Top 10: Points

1st Amy Satterthwaite (St Albans) 1001

2nd Mandie Godliman (Old Boys Collegians-Country) 923

3rd Frances Mackay (Lancaster Park Woolston) 731

4th Krista Neilson (East Christchurch Shirley) 630

5th Kate Pulford (East Christchurch Shirley) 620

6th Lizzie Rae (Old Boys Collegians-Country) 619

7th Katey Martin (Lancaster Park Woolston) 593

8th Rowan Milburn (St Albans) 569

9th Sarah Burke (St Albans) 558

10th Jess Little (East Christchurch Shirley) 543

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Other St Albans players:

Helen Watson 469, Erin Bermingham 410, Hannah Rae 352, Amanda Dickie 220, Beth McNeill 218, Lea Tahuhu 187, Josie O'Reilly 138, Kadion McDonald 134, Amy Turner 130, Hannah Johnson 121, Janet Brehaut 108, Alice Forbes 84, Lisa Brown 77, Kay Houliston 30, Sarah Parker 28, Trudy Rolton 22, Mel Carmont 20, Elizabeth Kitson 20, Tessa King 12, Nicola Wilson 11, Salliann Briggs 10, Kirsten Harley 10, Monique Pettet 1, Sam Fitzsimon 0, Sharon Rich 0. All-in-all it was an excellent season with many of our players being selected to represent province and country once again. Congratulations to you all. After two seasons as club captain though, I have also really come to appreciate those who don’t play representative cricket and keep things ticking over for our club when our top players are unavailable. If there is one area that we can improve on next year, I’d have to say it would be our participation on the club scene (cricket club, that is, not night club!), especially on Saturday nights at the clubrooms for team talks. Let the two dollar wine girls lead the way! A big thank you to all players, coaches and parents for your support and I look forward to seeing you all next year.

Nicola Wilson

Beth McNeill shapes to play a drive during the Premier women’s one-day Cup final. Beth was recalled to the New Zealand White Ferns team after a two-year absence.

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Top Individual Performances It was a very lean year in terms of star performances by St Albans players this season. Only five centuries were recorded, which is the lowest since 1981/82 (which only had four) and well below the average of around 13 tons a season. The seven six-wicket bags is the equal fewest in the last 32 seasons, with only 2004/05 matching it for paucity. Normally around 17 six-wicket hauls are taken during a season. Four of the five hundreds were scored by women’s players, a complete reversal from last year when all 13 tons were scored by the men. However, the sole male player to hit a century this year stood head and shoulders above all others. Joel Huston’s 163 for the third grade men came in testing circumstances, opening the batting in the second innings and staring at deficit of 79 runs on the scoreboard. His 186-ball knock included 27 fours and one six and was the backbone of a massive team total of 378/8 declared, helping to secure a draw. Stephen Cunis not only took top spot on the bowling charts, but also second place too, with a pair of devastating spells. His 7-26 helped bowl Burnside West University out for a paltry 55 when defending a total of only 110. It is his third seven-wicket haul for the club and his best Premier two-day figures, beating the 7-44 he took in 2000/01. His 6-4 came in the space of just 27 balls against Lancaster Park Woolston, who crumbled from 47/3 to 56 all out in the blink of an eye. Michael Davidson was the only other bowler to record more than one six-wicket bag during the season. He completed a 10-wicket match haul against Marist, taking 11-44 off 30 overs. Of the five batsmen on the list, four recorded their maiden centuries for the club. Only Rowan Milburn had scored one previously, which was also against East Christchurch Shirley, three seasons ago. Three of the bowlers added to their existing tally of six-fors for the club, with Stephen Cunis racking up his seventh and eighth such hauls; Michael Davidson his second and third; and Bryce Hackett his second. There were no hat-tricks by adult members of the club this season, though juniors Ben Norriss and Natalie Cox each performed the feat.

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Batting: Grade Opposition Date

Joel Huston 163 3rd Men v ES Budgies 17/02/07

Amy Satterthwaite 110 Premier Women v LPW 04/03/07

Sarah Burke 108* Premier Women v OBCC 07/10/06

Rowan Milburn 105 Premier Women v ES 21/10/06

Sam Fitzsimon 102 3rd Women v Ricc 02/12/06

Bowling: Grade Opposition Date

Stephen Cunis 7-26 Premier Men v BWU 14/01/07

Stephen Cunis 6-4 Premier Men v LPW 18/11/06

Bryce Hackett 6-9 3rd Men v Ricc 07/10/06

Adam Iyer 6-15 2nd Men v Ricc 27/01/07

Michael Davidson 6-34 Premier Men v Mar 16/12/06

Michael Davidson 6-35 Premier Men v OBC 10/02/07

Nick Groves 6-37 6th Men v OBC White 27/01/07

Scorer of the best individual innings Joel Huston (above) and best innings bowling

figures Stephen Cunis (right)

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St Albans Awards Night Gallery

Clockwise from top left: Stephen Cunis receives the club player of the year trophy from guest presenter Ric Charlesworth; Top six-hitter Dan Johnston wearing his King Hit crown; The tall and the short of it: Jonathan Price sizes up to club-mate Jonathan Collins; Personality of the year Eleanor Horne with the Noel Love Trophy.

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TEAM

REPORTS

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Final Men’s Competition Points

Premier Trophy (two-day) - Top 4 Premier Cup (one-day)

Riccarton 148.95 Old Boys Collegians 31

St Albans 142.35 East Christchurch Shirley 28

East Christchurch Shirley 121.40 Sydenham 26

Sydenham 113.45 Lancaster Park Woolston 25

St Albans 23

Premier Trophy (two-day) - Bottom 4 Burnside West University 21

Lancaster Park Woolston 38.61 Riccarton 18

Old Boys Collegians 31.29 Canterbury Country 11

Burnside West University 29.43 Marist 3

Marist 23.56

Semi-final: Old Boys Colls beat Lanc Park Woolston

Premier Trophy - Round Robin Semi-final: Sydenham beat East Chch Shirley

St A 100.30, Syd 94.32, Ricc 86.56, ES 83.70, Final: Sydenham beat Old Boys Collegians

BWU 67.98, OBC 64.00, LPW 49.45, Mar 36.07

Second Grade Trophy (two-day) - Top 4 Second Grade Cup (one-day)

Old Boys Collegians 206.22 Old Boys Collegians 33

East Christchurch Shirley 148.53 East Christchurch Shirley 28

Riccarton 113.98 Burnside West University 23

St Albans 92.90 Sydenham 18

St Albans 18

Second Grade Trophy (two-day) - Bottom 4 Riccarton 18

Burnside West University 49.27 Lancaster Park Woolston 3

Sydenham 48.09 Marist 3

Lancaster Park Woolston 35.62

Marist 11.93 Semi-final: Old Boys Collegians beat Sydenham

Semi-final: Burnside West Uni beat East Shirley

Final: Burnside West University beat Old Boys Colls

OBC 136.89, ES 104.88, Ricc 100.00, St A 75.19,

LPW 72.03, Syd 67.92, BWU 58.56, Mar 22.65

Third Grade Gold Trophy (two-day) - Top 4 Third Grade Gold Cup (one-day)

East Christchurch Shirley Budgies 134.45 Lancaster Park Woolston 28

Lancaster Park Woolston 123.81 East Christchurch Shirley Budgies 26

St Albans 123.21 Riccarton 23

Old Boys Collegians 96.75 Burnside West University 18

Old Boys Collegians 18

Third Grade Gold Trophy (two-day) - Bottom 4 Sydenham Predators 16

Sydenham Predators 46.06 St Albans 13

Burnside West University 43.40 Sydenham Blue 3

Sydenham Blue 12.21 x-East Christchurch Shirley Gold 0

Riccarton 0.00

x-East Christchurch Shirley Gold 0.00 Final: East Shirley Budgies beat Lanc Park Woolston

Third Grade Gold Trophy - Round Robin

LPW 96.27, OBC 90.65, ES B 89.12, St A 82.90,

Syd P 79.89, BWU 78.95, Ricc 49.72, Syd B 19.37

Second Grade Trophy - Round Robin

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Senior B Grade Fourth Grade

Old Boys Collegians Cavaliers 94 Lancaster Park Woolston Pohutukawa 75

Addington 87 St Albans 63

Hornby 72 Riccarton Hogs 55

St Albans 72 Parklands 11 48

Southern Districts 55 Old Boys Collegians Tan 43

New Brighton 52 Marist 30

Merivale-Papanui 42 Riccarton Proteas 23

East Christchurch Shirley Hooters 22 Old Boys Collegians SNCC 18

x-Heathcote 5 Sydenham 18

x-Sydenham 0

Fifth Grade Sixth Grade

Marist Fozzie Bs 73 Lancaster Park Woolston 68

Parklands 12 68 Sydenham Cardinals 58

St Albans 56 Old Boys Collegians White 53

Lancaster Park Woolston Yaks 56 St Albans 43

Sydenham Red 53 Burnside West University 5

Burnside West University Maroon 46 x-Marist Green 0

Old Boys Collegians SGC 38

Burnside West University Gold 21

x-Sydenham Cardinals 0

President’s Grade

East Christchurch Shirley Gold 83

St Albans 81

Lancaster Park Woolston 74

Sydenham Cardinals 66 x - denotes withdrawn during

*-Riccarton 66 the season by its club

Old Boys Collegians Gold 56

Sydenham-Hospital 54 * - denotes the current holder of the

Old Boys Collegians Blue 54 Graham Frampton Challenge Cup

Sumner Misfits 51

Marist 33

East Christchurch Shirley Blue 16

Burnside West University 8

PETERSEN SHIELD

St Albans 7.91 East Christchurch Shirley 270

Old Boys Collegians 7.44 Burnside West University 264

Lancaster Park Woolston 7.37 Marist 262

East Christchurch Shirley 7.35 St Albans 252

Riccarton 6.14 Lancaster Park Woolston 245

Sydenham 5.85 Riccarton 244

Burnside West University 4.96 Old Boys Collegians 236

Marist 3.64 Sydenham 232

HADLEE TROPHY (two-day only)

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Premier Men

After a couple of close-but-not-close-enough seasons this year’s Premier men’s team was looking to atone for those previous failures. We started with a damp and low-scoring affair against Riccarton in the first round of the one-day competition which, unfortunately, was a preview of what sort of conditions were to lie ahead. The majority of the summer was plagued by damp weather and green decks making for a tough season with the bat. Initially it looked like we might start behind the eight-ball after only managing to score 117. The second half of the match showed the character the team would continue with for the rest of the season with the wickets shared amongst the bowlers and some fine catches being held on to, securing a 34-run win. The next match was the first of the two-day Trophy competition, which is the title all teams covet more than any other, and once again the ball seamed around. After finishing 18 behind Sydenham on the first innings another fight-back was shown, which left us chasing 202 to win. In the end it took a rearguard action from Chris Harris and Ben Langrope to hold out for a draw and share the points. We then suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of a powerful East Christchurch Shirley line-up with Craig McMillan and Michael Papps showing some of the great form they would carry on at first-class level throughout the season. In this match we nearly batted with 10 in the second innings after Angus Bruce decided to do a few household chores after his University exam and made it to the ground in the early afternoon to see the boys in trouble. Watching him walking out to bat with shoelaces and pad straps undone was a real sight! The next two-day match against Lancaster Park Woolston shot us up to the top of the table with a convincing outright win by an innings and 50 runs. Luke Piper scored a gritty half century with Michael Davidson and Richard Hooper leading the charge by taking four wickets apiece in

Two-day: 10 6

Twenty20: 2 1

2

1

2

0

Total: 19 11 6 2

P W L D/T/NR Place

2nd (8)

lost in semi

One-day: 7 4 3 0 5th (9)

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the first innings. We were always in the box seat and after enforcing the follow-on an injured Stephen Cunis proceeded to take more wickets than steps in his run-up, bagging 6-4 in 4.3 overs mercurial overs. We followed that top-notch performance up with one-day losses to Sydenham and Old Boys Collegians on extremely contrasting pitches with one game having a total of 131 runs scored for 14 wickets and the next a massive 548 runs for 20 wickets. Our Twenty20 campaign, meanwhile, was all over in the space of eight days. We beat Burnside West University before succumbing to eventual winners Riccarton in the semi-finals. We managed to get back in the hunt for a one-day semi-final spot with consecutive wins against Burnside and Marist thanks to strong performances from Chris Harris, Angus Bruce and Dean Bermingham, who each recorded half-centuries, while the bowlers hunted as a pack. The consistency of our bowling unit proved to be a real strength of ours this season. The next Trophy match was a comfortable win over Marist where Michael Davidson managed fantastic match figures of 11-44 on his way to 35 wickets before Christmas. This helped him earn a call-up to the Canterbury first-class side later in the season. Congratulations “Stom”, from the whole team. Stephen Cunis also smashed 61 off just 50 balls after a solid platform was laid by Davidson and Luke Piper. The next two-day game was against Burnside and this was rained out on day one and still very damp on the second morning. After both teams decided to forfeit their first innings and just play for outright points the boys were wondering whether we made the right decision after being rolled for 110. But once again the bowlers stepped up to save the day, led by a consummate performance from Stephen Cunis who took 7-26 to claim victory and keep us on top of the points table. With two games left in the one-day Cup competition we needed to win both against Lancaster Park Woolston and Canterbury Country to make the semi-finals. We needed 213 to win against Park and were looking good with a solid platform of 86/3 but struggled through the middle stages to be all out for 183. This left us needing other results to go our way in order to make the playoffs. The match against Country proved to be the tightest of the season. We scored 211/8, mainly thanks to James O’Gorman (43 not out) and Stephen Cunis (74 of 63 balls). In

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reply Country were within five runs of victory when Michael Goldstein, on 55, looked to have won the game in the 49th over when lofting a ball towards the long-on boundary. However, Henry Fisher leapt to grab the ball in mid-air and, as he was falling over the boundary, had the presence of mind to fling it to James O’Gorman (who was fielding 20 metres away at long-off) to complete a brilliant catch. Michael Davidson conceded only three runs bowling the last over to complete a one-run victory in one of the most spectacular finishes to a cricket match. Unfortunately we just missed out on the semi-finals after Lancaster Park Woolston won their final match to take the fourth spot. This left us to focus solely on the two-day competition for the remainder of the season. We drew with Riccarton after being 55 behind on first innings before half-centuries by Stephen Cunis and Ben Langrope helped us set a target of 156. After picking up early wickets it was Riccarton that were in danger of losing outright but they held on at 129/8. The final game before the new-look competition split into top and bottom-four sections was against Old Boys Collegians. We dispatched them by an innings and two runs, thanks in the main to superb all-round contributions from Michael Davidson (seven wickets and an 87-ball 92) and Stephen Cunis (five wickets and 50 off just 22 balls). That left us at the top of the table going into the final section games where we would face fellow top-four qualifiers Sydenham, Riccarton and East Christchurch Shirley to fight it out for the silverware. Sydenham left us a chase of 105 in 31 overs after Stephen Cunis took five wickets in the first innings and Neil Cross four in the second. With time running out we managed to sneak home with just one ball to spare. It meant we were nearly 20 points clear at the top with two games to go and the title tantalisingly within reach. The next game against Riccarton was crucial as they were they only team that was in a genuine position to snatch the trophy from our tentative grasp. Unfortunately, we fell to a seven-wicket defeat despite some gritty second innings batting by Ben Langrope (49 not out) and James O’Gorman (37). Going into the final game against Easts we needed to win both on the first innings and outright to clinch the title. After being set 206 for first innings points we were well placed at 92/4 after James O’Gorman and Luke Piper had laid a solid platform. However a middle and lower-order collapse followed and we were all out for 171. Easts decided to make a game of it and declared on 122/9 after another solid bowling

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performance, leaving us needing 157 from just under 40 overs. Chris Harris and Stephen Cunis managed to guide us home to a five-wicket win but the title went to Riccarton by a slim six-point margin, after they had picked up maximum points against fellow top-four team Sydenham. Luke Piper and Stephen Cunis had strong seasons with the bat, scoring 516 and 458 runs respectively. With the ball Michael Davidson was a stand-out, taking 56 wickets before a late season injury slowed him down, while Richard Hooper and Stephen Cunis shared 79 wickets between them. The team is looking in good shape for next season where we hope to go one place better than this season’s disappointing outcome. The bowlers (Cunis, Hooper, Davidson, Langrope and Cross) are capable of consistently fronting up with good performances and young guys like Henry Fisher, James O’Gorman and Ben Langrope showing they are ready to step up and take on more responsibility. Aaron Johnstone

Aaron Johnstone (left) with the Bob Webb Memorial Cup (for most wicket-keeping dismissals), which he won for the sixth season in a row; and Michael Davidson with the Don Sandman Memorial Cup (most wickets in any grade) and Tom Burtt Memorial Cup (most wickets in one grade), both of which he also won last season.

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Premier Men Two-day Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

DF Bermingham 10 13 0 35 122 9.38 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

AT Bruce 10 17 0 29 147 8.65 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - -

MW Child 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ND Cross 10 16 1 32 170 11.33 - - 1 - 73 13 225 14 16.07 4-31 1 - 31.3 3.08

SJ Cunis 10 15 0 61 344 22.93 - 3 2 - 185.4 50 487 33 14.76 7-26 - 3 33.8 2.62

MPF Davidson 10 14 1 92 285 21.92 - 1 3 - 187.3 63 398 41 9.71 6-34 1 3 27.4 2.12

HML Fisher 7 12 1 34 147 13.36 - - 6 - 12 4 28 2 14.00 1-7 - - 36.0 2.33

JL Gourlie 3 1 0 11 11 11.00 - - 1 - 27 7 76 2 38.00 1-20 - - 81.0 2.81

CZ Harris 5 7 2 55 183 36.60 - 1 1 - 49 14 119 6 19.83 3-22 - - 49.0 2.43

RG Hooper 10 9 3 6 15 2.50 - - - - 159.3 33 514 27 19.04 4-31 1 - 35.4 3.22

AV Iyer 1 2 1 3 3 3.00 - - - - 11.5 2 66 3 22.00 3-28 - - 23.7 5.58

AF Johnstone 10 12 3 25 92 10.22 - - 34 - - - - - - - - - - -

NG Jones 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

BJ Langrope 10 13 6 50 223 31.86 - 1 5 - 81.3 12 272 13 20.92 3-43 - - 37.6 3.34

CJ Linton 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JPD O'Gorman 6 8 1 41 114 16.29 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

LS Piper 10 17 3 67 359 25.64 - 1 11 - 8 2 31 1 31.00 1-21 - - 48.0 3.88

BA Smith 4 4 1 12* 20 6.67 - - 1 - 35.1 8 108 3 36.00 2-10 - - 70.3 3.07

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Premier Men One-day Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

DF Bermingham 5 5 1 77* 143 35.75 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

AT Bruce 6 6 0 85 205 34.17 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

ND Cross 7 6 1 51 81 16.20 - 1 2 - 31.3 3 116 7 16.57 3-33 - - 27.0 3.68

SJ Cunis 5 4 0 74 114 28.50 - 1 - - 21 6 46 5 9.20 3-26 - - 25.2 2.19

MPF Davidson 6 6 0 32 72 12.00 - - 7 - 54 10 163 11 14.82 3-11 - - 29.5 3.02

HML Fisher 3 2 0 34 49 24.50 - - 2 - 5 0 17 0 - - - - - 3.40

JL Gourlie 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 - - - - 10 0 57 0 - - - - - 5.70

CZ Harris 3 3 0 56 80 26.67 - 1 5 - 30 8 85 8 10.63 3-28 - - 22.5 2.83

RG Hooper 7 4 3 4* 7 7.00 - - - - 53.1 4 208 14 14.86 3-21 - - 22.8 3.91

AF Johnstone 7 5 2 23 37 12.33 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - -

NG Jones 1 1 0 11 11 11.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

BJ Langrope 7 6 1 7 13 2.60 - - - - 22 0 96 2 48.00 1-9 - - 66.0 4.36

CJ Linton 2 2 0 13 17 8.50 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JPD O'Gorman 3 2 1 43* 80 80.00 - - 1 - 4 0 40 0 - - - - - 10.00

LS Piper 7 7 1 40 135 22.50 - - 1 - 20 0 117 4 29.25 2-44 - - 30.0 5.85

KB Scott 1 1 0 26 26 26.00 - - - - 8.5 0 50 2 25.00 2-50 - - 26.5 5.66

BA Smith 5 3 0 6 12 4.00 - - - - 21 3 91 2 45.50 2-33 - - 63.0 4.33

KM Smythe 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 - - 2 - 4 0 43 1 43.00 1-43 - - 24.0 10.75

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Premier Men Twenty20 Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

DF Bermingham 2 2 0 21 34 17.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

AT Bruce 2 2 0 24 26 13.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

ND Cross 1 1 0 16 16 16.00 - - 1 - 4 0 19 1 19.00 1-19 - - 24.0 4.75

SJ Cunis 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MPF Davidson 2 2 0 13 17 8.50 - - 1 - 8 1 29 4 7.25 3-18 - - 12.0 3.63

RG Hooper 2 1 1 0* 0 - - - 1 - 8 0 41 0 - - - - - 5.13

AV Iyer 1 1 0 6 6 6.00 - - 1 - 4 0 35 0 - - - - - 8.75

AF Johnstone 2 2 1 8 15 15.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

BJ Langrope 2 2 1 10 15 15.00 - - 1 - 4 0 17 0 - - - - - 4.25

CJ Linton 2 2 0 3 4 2.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

LS Piper 2 2 0 11 22 11.00 - - - - 8 0 31 5 6.20 3-13 - - 9.6 3.88

KB Scott 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 - - 1 - 0.3 0 4 0 - - - - - 8.00

BA Smith 1 0 - - - - - - - - 3 0 17 0 - - - - - 5.67

JR Tratt 1 1 0 30 30 30.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

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Second Grade Men

This season’s second grade side saw the usual flow of players in and out of the team throughout the summer. As expected work and study commitments were the biggest influences and within the club there was a healthy competition between the players in all three top sides. Our overseas players added talent and personality to our side both on and off the field. Joel Tratt and Adam Iyer joined us for the season from the UK and just before Christmas we welcomed Justin Gourlie who had arrived in Christchurch from South Africa. A few of the guys we lost throughout the season were our skipper for the first half of the summer, Andrew Cuttriss - thanks for getting us off to a great start both on and off the field; and Richard Davidson and Dean Marsh left the team for work elsewhere in the country - cheers guys, you’ll be back though! We had several players floating between second and third grade and we were able to offer good support to our Premier side when they needed it. Results-wise the season was satisfactory. We just missed out on a semi-final spot in the one-dayers, which was a little disappointing given the players we had available. However, we can hold our heads high as we would sometimes strike the club whose Premier side had the bye each week, which made for some tough competition. There was often a wealth of players available from the opposing club’s top sides the week of our encounter and who were then suddenly unable to surface the following week due to the supposed reoccurrence of injuries, illnesses and prior engagements. One week there were as many as five players “promoted” the week following our game and the eventual winners of our competition contained accomplished Premier players who were dropped into their second grade side following that club’s demise to the bottom-four of the Premier competition.

P W L D/T/NR Place

Two-day: 10 2 4 4 4th (8)

One-day: 6 3 3 0 5th (8)

Total: 16 5 7 4

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Finishing fifth in the one-day competition was not a disgrace by any means. We will work hard on consistency next season, which should see us break through to the semi-finals. We finished fourth in the two-day competition. A minor technicality regarding the type of ball used for a brief period at the start of a match, which had no influence on the final result of the game, cost us 12 points after a protest was lodged. Those points were the difference between finishing in third or fourth place in the end. We played some top cricket and, in patches, showed that we had the ability to beat any side in the grade. When we hit our straps by backing up our bowlers and concentrating for long periods in the field we were a formidable opposition. “Catches win matches” is an old cliché and one that was always emphasised by the top wicket-taker in second grade history, the legendary Bert Walker of Sydenham. He was certainly right in our case. Next season we must work harder on our fielding and learn to stay focused for longer periods. If we can accomplish this the side will go to the next level and be a very real threat to take both competition titles. We will continue to lend good support to our top team and will again see players challenging us for our spots from the third grade side. Everyone is looking forward to the next season and pre-season is not far away now. A special thanks to our coaching staff and committee. There is a great feeling within the club with an excellent squad of players who have created a great culture on and off the field. Bring on the 2007/08 season! Kim Smythe

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Second Grade Men Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

Scott Bermingham 2 3 0 11 12 4.00 - - - - 30 8 98 9 10.89 4-16 1 - 20.0 3.27

Lindsay Cavill 2 3 0 6 6 2.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

Mark Child 3 3 0 22 26 8.67 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Jonathan Collins 16 14 5 11 54 6.00 - - 8 - 131 17 477 20 23.85 4-29 1 - 39.3 3.64

Andrew Cuttriss 7 8 1 27 75 10.71 - - 4 - 6.3 0 41 0 - - - - - 6.31

Julian Danby 14 17 1 72 383 23.94 - 2 17 2 3 0 12 1 12.00 1-12 - - 18.0 4.00

Richard Davidson 6 7 1 13 27 4.50 - - 1 - 74 23 207 7 29.57 2-11 - - 63.4 2.80

Pete Drysdale 3 4 0 13 27 6.75 - - - - 32 4 143 4 35.75 3-63 - - 48.0 4.47

Ben Fair 13 17 1 37 276 17.25 - - 5 - 3 2 19 1 19.00 1-19 - - 18.0 6.33

Justin Gourlie 8 6 0 20 67 11.17 - - 2 - 130 35 293 30 9.77 5-23 2 3 26.0 2.25

Jonathan Hanson 3 2 1 5 8 8.00 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Chris Harpur 3 3 1 23* 36 18.00 - - 3 - 10 3 41 1 41.00 1-11 - - 60.0 4.10

Joel Huston 2 2 1 9* 17 17.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

Adam Iyer 15 16 2 90 375 26.79 - 1 10 - 164 25 550 31 17.74 6-15 - 2 31.7 3.35

Dan Johnston 10 11 2 27 111 12.33 - - 2 - 68.3 12 278 9 30.89 3-26 - - 45.7 4.06

James Kilgour 4 4 4 11* 15 - - - 2 - 31 4 124 3 41.33 2-25 - - 62.0 4.00

Craig Linton 14 15 1 97 417 29.79 - 2 6 - 36.2 7 154 9 17.11 5-21 - 1 24.2 4.24

Dean Marsh 5 5 2 31* 41 13.67 - - 3 - 33 2 108 7 15.43 4-29 1 - 28.3 3.27

Luke Palmer 3 2 0 2 4 2.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Bevan Rich 7 9 0 49 81 9.00 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - -

Kelvin Scott 7 9 0 41 161 17.89 - - 3 - 57 8 250 2 125.00 1-29 - - 171.0 4.39

Brad Smith 5 5 1 43* 80 20.00 - - - - 92.5 22 279 13 21.46 3-30 - - 42.8 3.01

Kim Smythe 14 16 1 64 194 12.93 - 1 8 - 143.1 26 435 25 17.40 5-20 - 2 34.4 3.04

Joel Tratt 16 18 1 79 433 25.47 - 3 5 - 6 2 17 1 17.00 1-15 - - 36.0 2.83

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Third Grade Men

Oops! ... We Did It Again. Alas, the poor St Albans third grade men’s side. We were just hitting our peak at the business end of the season when, like Britney’s hair at the local salon, it all came tumbling down in one of our now-famous meltdowns in the big-money game. It all started so well, as it usually does, with a comprehensive 200-run win over Riccarton, last season's one-day champions. Ben Fair starred on his Saints debut with 91 on a green-top, an innings that would've been worth 130 had the outfield been mown below knee-height - he struck six sixes, which was just about the only way to play! Evergreen campaigner Bryce Hackett’s unplayable spell of 6-9 off 10 overs gave the rest of our team a strong reminder of what we would miss when he took paternity leave later on in the season. We followed up with a similarly facile two-day win over the same opponents, but things quickly got much tougher. The remainder of our one-day campaign was the source of much frustration. On the face of it, the results look poor but don't reflect the competitiveness of the grade and how close we came to beating top-ranked opposition. Lack of killer instinct cost us in the end, letting slip crucial winning opportunities against the Sydenham Predators (losing by one wicket trying to defend a decent total), eventual winners the East Christchurch Shirley Budgies (also by one wicket, with catches and run out chances missed as their last pair added 15 to win it) and finalists Lancaster Park Woolston (by 12 runs, to finally put us out of the running). The tortuous yet exhilarating finishes certainly gave our masochistic team full value for money - this too after having gone a few years with nary a close game to speak of! Luck wasn’t on our side either, with our game against the only truly weak team in the grade being washed out. We would've easily qualified for the final had we shown a little more tenacity to convert those heart-breakers into victories. In the end, our seventh placing reflects a little harshly in the cold light of day. Our two-day campaign was similarly blighted, with our match against the weakest side washed out after establishing a dominant position on the first day’s play. However, an innings victory over Burnside West University in the New Year kept us well on track for the top-four playoffs.

Two-day: 10 4

One-day: 6 2

2

4

4

0

Total: 16 6 6 4

P W L D/T/NR Place

3rd (8)

7th (8)

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We were again haunted by our ability to choke within sight of victory, this time against Old Boys Collegians. We seemed to dominate the match but without quite completely being able to put them away. Nevertheless, we only needed 132 to defeat a nine-man team and cement a spot in the top four with a round to spare. To be bowled out for 87 was a humbling experience and should be a wake-up call for anyone complacent enough to thinks a game’s over before it’s really over. Never, EVER say never. Needing a good performance against the Budgies to stay afloat, we conceded a significant deficit on the first innings to put our season in real jeopardy. However, day two was the beginning of our revival. Joel Huston produced the innings of the year with an incredible 163, so in-command was he that a double-ton wasn't out of the question for a while. With our backs to the wall, he took full advantage of perfect batting conditions and put a decent quality bowling attack to the sword. His dominance was never better reflected than by the 61 he scored out of a 64-run second-wicket partnership which kick-started the recovery effort. We salvaged a draw to sneak into the top four by the skin of our teeth (or 3.01 points). What followed was the most memorable team performance of the year. Long-time arch-rivals Lancaster Park Woolston, who had in one way or another stood in between us and title success in the previous two seasons, bowled us out for 102. It seemed as if we'd come up short against them for the umpteenth time, only for Matt Lawson to bedazzle their top order with wicked in-swing at good pace. We bowled them out for 83 to grab the first victory by a Saints team over LPW in this grade in well over a dozen years. We had learnt a lesson about defending small totals from that Old Boys game - we kept the faith and were well-rewarded for doing so. Hallelujah! We then took sweet revenge over Old Boys in a re-match in the top-four section. A great all-round team effort secured victory by an innings and 130 runs inside a day - our fourth such success in the last three years. Sadly though, we saved our meekest for last. Needing first-innings and outright victory over the Budgies, we never really did ourselves any justice. We conceded a first-innings deficit of 82, which effectively put us out the game. Try as we might on the final day, they blocked our path and wrapped up a deserved grade double. This grade was harder to win than ever before with the quality of both one and two-day cricket many steps up from previous years. This was never better exemplified than by the Budgies, a second grade team who were forced to go down a grade this season. It is a credit to the CCA's overall revamp that there is now a far greater percentage of games where you can’t afford to just cruise or else you'll get burnt (as we found out to telling effect against Old Boys).

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It was great to see an injection of some new, young talent into the team, with players such as Matt Baldwin and Angus McLean showing enough glimpses to suggest bright futures. Key contributions were made by the more experienced players at various stages during the season, namely from: Scott Bermingham and Jonathan Redfern (the top all-round players in the team this season, batting and bowling well in tandem); Dave Guthrie (a wily campaigner who kept on truckin’, no matter what situation he was placed in); Dan Johnston (devastating with the bat - his season tally of 294 runs coming off just 296 balls, including a 25-ball 50 and four sixes in as many deliveries on another occasion); James Kilgour (whose development came on in leaps and bounds, transforming his initial promise into a new-found aggression with the ball in hand, particularly in two-day cricket); Bevan Rich (whose mantra was all about time at the crease, even if the magic wand couldn’t quite produce the quantity of runs he desired); and Kevin Truesdale (who played vital lower-order knocks and was most effective standing up to the sticks, making seven stumpings - the most in the club). Well done to Jonathan Redfern, who edged out Scott Bermingham by the narrowest of margins to win the team's player of the year award. Despite the team having a more stable squad this year than previously, we still went through 35 players this season, which presented a fair challenge in itself. Thanks to the one-or-two-match wonders who helped us out, namely: Andy Bryant, Bjorn Dix, Chris Gibb, Blair Glover, Justin Gourlie, Rowan Muller, Mat Munro, Jonathan Price, Grant Smith, Joel Tratt, Phil Truesdale and Ben Young. They contributed a combined tally of 142 runs at 11.83, nine catches and seven wickets at 29.42. Thanks must go to coach Stephen Cunis for his support and motivation of the side during the season and morning grade selector Alan Jamieson, who had a thankless job in making some hard decisions at times. The spirit within the side was great this season, with the team again proving to be one of the best attendees at club functions. Taking the mickey out of one another during fines sessions was a great way to wind down at the end of a day's play and culminated in a memorable day's paintballing and team knees-up on Good Friday at Matt Lawson's flat. I hope everyone winters well and is ready to take another crack at scratching the 17-year itch that continues to prevent the St Albans name being engraved on a third grade trophy. Personally, after an often-challenging, sometimes-exasperating but always-fascinating three-year stint at the helm I look forward to being able to serve a different role in the side under new, fresh leadership. Can’t wait for ‘07/08! Duane Pettet

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Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

Matt Abbott 5 6 1 20* 50 10.00 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Matt Baldwin 6 8 0 37 158 19.75 - - 6 - 75.5 14 272 14 19.43 4-19 2 - 32.5 3.59

Scott Bermingham 11 12 1 71* 317 28.82 - 4 3 - 87 20 251 25 10.04 4-27 1 - 20.9 2.89

Mark Child 2 2 0 23 44 22.00 - - - - 2 0 2 0 - - - - - 1.00

Ben Fair 4 4 0 91 164 41.00 - 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - -

Matt Grenfell 7 8 1 34 80 11.43 - - 1 - 1 1 0 0 - - - - - 0.00

Dave Guthrie 12 10 0 48 82 8.20 - - 8 - 83 19 243 13 18.69 5-13 1 1 38.3 2.93

Bryce Hackett 7 3 0 3 6 2.00 - - - - 81 22 220 16 13.75 6-9 - 1 30.4 2.72

Jonathan Hanson 7 10 0 17 78 7.80 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - -

Joel Huston 11 14 1 163 371 28.54 1 1 5 - 48 4 202 8 25.25 3-23 - - 36.0 4.21

Andrew Jack 2 2 0 63 63 31.50 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Dan Johnston 7 9 3 89 294 49.00 - 3 4 - 80 14 244 11 22.18 3-12 - - 43.6 3.05

James Kilgour 10 8 4 19 57 14.25 - - 8 - 124 21 375 20 18.75 5-39 1 1 37.2 3.02

Sandy Lawson 3 3 0 1 1 0.33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Matt Lawson 6 7 2 33* 82 16.40 - - 4 - 65 13 219 11 19.91 4-14 1 - 35.5 3.37

Angus McLean 2 3 0 82 140 46.67 - 2 1 - 0.3 0 6 1 6.00 1-6 - - 3.0 12.00

Dean Marsh 3 3 0 57 88 29.33 - 1 2 - 5 1 18 1 18.00 1-18 - - 30.0 3.60

Pete Moxom 4 6 0 22 53 8.83 - - 1 - 37.3 4 157 9 17.44 5-46 - 1 25.0 4.19

Duane Pettet 16 17 5 66 218 18.17 - 1 10 - 71.3 19 229 23 9.96 3-16 - - 18.7 3.20

Jonathan Redfern 16 20 3 63* 417 24.53 - 3 8 - 123.4 19 420 20 21.00 4-24 1 - 37.1 3.40

Third Grade Men Averages, 2006/07

Bevan Rich 10 13 0 37 138 10.62 - - 10 - 15 4 38 3 12.67 2-9 - - 30.0 2.53

Kevin Truesdale 13 16 4 45 228 19.00 - - 17 7 - - - - - - - - - -

Kevin Williams 7 7 4 12 30 10.00 - - 3 - 89.3 18 246 12 20.50 3-20 - - 44.8 2.75

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Senior B Grade Men

Well, the ‘BBBBs’ struck a couple of snags on our journey this season, however all was not lost and we pushed on as we always do. We achieved an equal third placing in what appeared to be an excellent competition, so that was a mildly satisfying result. However, it could have been different but for some bad luck, unavailabilities and some debilitating injuries (par for the course, though). It would be safe to say that our batting was below our previous standards whilst our bowling remained as steady as ever. Our performance with the bat can be highlighted by the fact we only had six scores of 50 or more during the entire season with no centuries registered. Awardees this year were:

• Player of the year - Dean Read. The ‘Man’ was our rock in the middle order and always put 110% effort into his fielding duties. Loves to yell humorous verbal sprays from the boundary. Go you good thing!

• Bowler of the year - Graeme White. ‘YT’ always bowls like a man who has just been mugged and wants retribution. Total opposite as a person, strangely enough.

• Batsman of the year - Brett Saunders. Solid top-order batsman who gave great value to the BBBBs, scoring heavily with an average of 57. Very grumpy man and not too bad a spin bowler.

• All-rounder of the year - Brent Holland. Hondo can do anything and does it with minimal fuss. Semi-grumpy man.

Some of the more strange events were as follows:

• BBBB Safety Helmet Award - Tony Falloon. While attempting a catch at a shortish cover position he stopped a boundary ... with his head.

• BBBB Carthorse Award - Murray Griffin. Gave away two runs while fielding at short backward square leg. The ball was three metres to his left, however his knee had buckled. Muz was last seen crawling to towards the ball. 100% effort!

P W L T/NR Place

One-day: 20 12 7 1 3rd= (8)

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• BBBB Mr Grumpy Award - Brett Saunders. Enjoyable verbal sprays to opposition batsmen and their umpires.

• BBBB Harbour Bridge Award - Darren Lowe. Absolutely loves to dive over the cricket ball ... in fact, broke a rib in the process.

The players:

• Danny McCarthy had a good season. Not sure if some of our ‘quick’ bowlers are used to having a keeper standing over the stumps to them yet, but I will get over it!

• Scott Mason still swung the four-piece ball and he will be licking his lips for next season as a two-piecer looks likely.

• Nathan Tikao batted with more thought this year. Combine that with his explosive ability and he will be a handful next year.

• Murray Griffin batted and bowled well this year. Probably held back with a bad knee injury throughout the season, he will rehab over the winter.

• Matt Marr is still the go-to guy when a wicket is needed. Has more ability with the bat than shown this year.

• Graham Curgenven keeps the way he does. Drops the easy ones and takes the screamers.

• Grant Lucas again batted with his customary poise and skill, dashing one minute then subdued the next.

• Roger Ford bowled his typical awkward spells. Sadly, it seems his days with us are numbered, but we wish him well up in Tauranga.

• Tony Falloon bowled a bit and batted a bit. Saved his season with a belting innings on Hagley Oval. Go the Tard!

• Lindsay Cavill has a couple of good digs for the BBBBs and we look forward to his regular presence next season.

Significant events in the lives of our team included:

• Danny McCarthy married Michelle.

• Murray Griffin married Sheryl.

• Roger Ford married Peta.

• Scott and Carolyn Mason welcomed their second baby boy (Cameron) into their family.

• Roger and Peta Ford welcomed their first baby girl (Jamie) into their family.

• Grant and Debbie Lucas welcomed their second baby girl (Lucy) into their family.

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As our team matures, we continue to look to the future and our new (key) additions to the team should hold us in good stead going forward. We welcomed into our BBBB bosom Brett Saunders (Jagga), a handy right-arm orthodox spinner who can bat a bit, and Lindsay Cavill (Cav), who looks set to continue after some late appearances, adding value to our top order. Cameo performances (off the bench) came from Brendan Falloon, Pete Drysdale, Andrew Hintz, Duncan Hutton (Slam), Matt James, Luke Palmer, Duane Pettet, Sam Read (son of) and Paul Rivett. I wish to thank you for filling in for us when the time arose. Thanks also go to all the wives and girlfriends of the BBBBs. A special thank you goes out to “Jilly Willy” Broadbent and John Holland (BBBB patron) for your weekly support of the team. It is much appreciated. To me, turning up to play with the above lads is an absolute honour and I doubt I would play in any other team. We enjoy each other’s company, play hard, laugh at each others recent inabilities and have a great day out. It has been this way for 19 years of BBBB cricket and I look forward to more. Thanks guys. See you at cards! Tony Falloon

PS. If you are an ex-BBBB player, please e-mail me at ajfalloon@xtra.co.nz as we will be commemorating 20 years of BBBB cricket in 2007/08 with a suitable function and all previous players of our team will be welcome.

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Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

Lindsay Cavill 6 6 1 40* 86 17.20 - - 2 - 1 0 6 0 - - - - - 6.00

Graham Curgenven 14 7 4 11 17 5.67 - - 9 2 - - - - - - - - - -

Tony Falloon 15 10 3 68* 107 15.29 - 1 3 - 75 11 290 8 36.25 2-21 - - 56.3 3.87

Roger Ford 8 7 2 48 124 24.80 - - 4 - 66.3 12 182 16 11.38 4-30 1 - 24.9 2.74

Murray Griffin 14 11 2 51* 292 32.44 - 2 3 - 73.4 18 210 12 17.50 3-24 - - 36.8 2.85

Brent Holland 17 13 3 61 211 21.10 - 1 4 - 139.4 20 523 30 17.43 4-23 2 - 27.9 3.74

Duncan Hutton 3 2 0 2 3 1.50 - - - - 18 0 99 4 24.75 2-46 - - 27.0 5.50

Darren Lowe 11 8 2 17 52 8.67 - - 2 - 10 2 31 2 15.50 2-20 - - 30.0 3.10

Grant Lucas 9 9 0 74 217 24.11 - 2 2 - 8 4 14 3 4.67 2-1 - - 16.0 1.75

Danny McCarthy 17 16 1 48 279 18.60 - - 6 1 - - - - - - - - - -

Matt Marr 16 13 2 32 114 10.36 - - 6 - 53 3 199 11 18.09 3-31 - - 28.9 3.75

Scott Mason 19 12 5 18 72 10.29 - - 1 - 151 30 506 21 24.10 3-21 - - 43.1 3.35

Dean Read 19 17 2 47* 357 23.80 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - -

Brett Saunders 10 10 5 68 285 57.00 - 2 1 - 66 15 181 13 13.92 3-27 - - 30.5 2.74

Senior B Grade Men Averages, 2006/07

Nathan Tikao 12 11 0 56 213 19.36 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Graeme White 19 16 0 31 209 13.06 - - 5 - 157 36 378 33 11.45 4-12 2 - 28.5 2.41

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Fourth Grade Men

This season’s fourth grade team was the strongest it has been in some years. With an increase in firepower with both bat and ball we had our sights on a grade win but finishing second was a fair result. Our strengths were our positive top order, who always looked to maximise the run rate; and having a bowling attack for which we could confidently set attacking fields, with up to six or seven men in catching positions during limited-overs games. Our regular players were:

• Chris Gibb - opening bat, part-time wicket-keeper, our top run scorer, under-bowled.

• Barry Morris - left-hand opening bat, part-time medium pacer.

• James Berryman - top-order bat, occasional bowler and the team’s leading six-hitter.

• James Alabaster - captain, top/middle-order bat, part-time off-break bowler.

• Matt James - vice-captain, top/middle-order bat, right-arm fast bowler and scarer-of-slip-fielders.

• Mat Munro - top all-rounder, our team’s player of the year.

• Andy Bryant - right-arm fast bowler, useful middle/lower-order batsman, fish impersonator.

• Ben Darch - gloveman and team chauffeur.

• Darryl Harris - right-hand middle-order bat, bowler of full-tosses.

• Ed Winter - slow-medium bowler, one of the leading wicket-takers, needs more practice aiming for buckets.

• Ben Young - right-arm medium-pace bowler, has a really nice bat although took more wickets than scored runs.

• Barry Cox - father, opening bat. Thanks to Gareth Talbot, Andrew Jack, Callum Bailey and everyone else who filled in during the season. The supporters and spectators were always appreciated too. A good fines system resulted in two top booze-ups enjoyed by all. Congratulations to Barry Cox on becoming a father for the first time and to Ben Darch and Chris Gibb for turning 21 during the season. Hope to see you all back in 2007/08.

James Alabaster

P W L T/NR Place

One-day: 18 12 6 0 2nd (9)

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Fourth Grade Men Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

James Alabaster 17 15 3 99 354 29.50 - 2 10 - 36 2 176 7 25.14 1-7 - - 30.9 4.89

James Berryman 10 10 1 72 286 31.78 - 2 1 - 10 0 46 3 15.33 1-11 - - 20.0 4.60

Andy Bryant 15 10 2 76* 210 26.25 - 2 3 - 91.4 8 354 17 20.82 2-11 - - 32.4 3.86

Barry Cox 6 6 0 60 149 24.83 - 1 6 - - - - - - - - - - -

Ben Darch 14 9 2 16* 41 5.86 - - 10 - 6 0 60 1 60.00 1-25 - - 36.0 10.00

Chris Gibb 16 16 2 96* 424 30.29 - 3 9 - 4 1 20 2 10.00 2-20 - - 12.0 5.00

Matt Grenfell 2 1 0 1 1 1.00 - - - - 5 0 27 1 27.00 1-27 - - 30.0 5.40

Jonathan Hanson 2 2 0 16 16 8.00 - - - - 0.2 0 1 1 1.00 1-1 - - 2.0 3.00

Darryl Harris 16 16 1 43* 122 8.13 - - 3 - 6 0 59 0 - - - - - 9.83

Andrew Jack 5 5 0 34 90 18.00 - - 2 - 4 1 6 3 2.00 3-6 - - 8.0 1.50

Matt James 17 15 4 37 305 27.73 - - 2 - 52 6 309 13 23.77 3-2 - - 24.0 5.94

Barry Morris 8 8 1 39* 61 8.71 - - 3 - 15 0 61 3 20.33 2-23 - - 30.0 4.07

Matt Munro 15 11 2 60 236 26.22 - 1 4 - 92.4 10 288 20 14.40 5-15 - 1 27.8 3.11

Gareth Talbot 6 4 1 5* 5 1.67 - - 1 - 25.1 4 138 6 23.00 4-32 1 - 25.2 5.48

Kevin Williams 3 2 2 15* 17 - - - 2 - 20 2 61 6 10.17 4-14 1 - 20.0 3.05

Edward Winter 18 9 3 13 14 2.33 - - - - 79 3 437 21 20.81 4-11 1 - 22.6 5.53

Ben Young 15 8 0 2 3 0.38 - - 3 - 89.1 10 436 26 16.77 4-24 1 - 20.6 4.89

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St Albans Cricket Club

2007/08 PRE-SEASON TRAINING

at the

CCA Indoor Centre 23A Iverson Terrace (near Garden City Bowl)

For those wishing to trial for:

Premier, Second and Third Grade Men’s Teams Commencing Thursday, August 9, 2007, 7.30pm-9.30pm and every Thursday thereafter until September 20, 2007

For Premier Women’s Players Thursdays, September 6, 13 and 20, 2007, 7.30pm-9.30pm

For First, Second and Third Grade Women’s Players

Sundays, September 9, 16 and 23, 2007, 1.00pm-3.00pm

Bring your own cricket gear - balls will be provided

For further information contact:

Alan Jamieson Convener of Selectors, Morning Grade Men Ph: 359 0110 (P) or 027 659 4425 (M)

Duane Pettet Men’s Club Captain Ph: 322 8287 (P) or 021 063 7700 (M)

Nicola Wilson Women’s Club Captain Ph: 352 3421 (P) or 021 504 706 (M)

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Fifth Grade Men

This season started with a default, a friendly match and an absolute downpour! That summed up the year for the fifth grade side. Inconsistency and brilliance seem to be the fifth grade way. The high of beating the top side and the low of getting bowled out chasing 64 sums the boys up to a tee. This year we played in a 10-team competition finishing third - though one week after Christmas we led the competition before proceeding to lose six straight. Enough of the moaning. The team played some great cricket and had some great laughs. This was helped by the new blood introduced to the team. Mat Wiseman, Alex Higgins, Tony Norriss and Scott Brooker all brought some new dimensions to the hardened core of the fifth grade side. Mat’s swashbuckling cameos set us on the right path to win games we didn’t look like winning. The Dion Nash bowling look-alike had some great shape to his bowling and troubled many good batsmen outside the off stump. Alex’s 80 not out against the Marist Fozzie Bs was probably the innings of the year. Batting on a wet track and at one stage being 70/5, he helped us reach 253/8 which was a great effort. Alex was probably the unluckiest bowler of the year - Kris Pagan likened him to Ewen Chatfield. The wickets will come, Alex. Tony, the young buck of the team, was for me the most improved player of the year. At the start of the year Tony was struggling with batting and fielding but long hours in the nets and a keen sense for the game helped him play some memorable innings. Tony played his part in a humorous incident too, as explained by Kris Pagan: “The Noddy speech of the year award goes to Matt Sutherland for his ‘running between the wickets’ speech to me during the last match which resulted in calls of ‘Yes. No. Oh shit, sorry about that’ between myself and Tony.” Thanks for that Tony. Scott’s leg-spinners were a great variation to the typical medium-pacers that were bowled. I enjoyed Scott’s cricket knowledge and look forward to seeing his thesis on the subject. I would like to know, Scott,

P W L T/NR Place

One-day: 18 10 8 0 3rd= (8)

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if you can work out a best case scenario for the fifth grade side - I feel we are a like a freak of nature i.e. immeasurable! Unfortunately, we are set to farewell many of our long-serving players from this season’s squad so I would like to mention a few who have been large contributors on the field. Kris Pagan - has moved to Melbourne. He has done a great job on the statistics for the last three seasons and will be a huge loss. Wickets in Christchurch this season were made for him - wet and low. I’m sure he bowled one under the stumps against Marist! Pat Gallagher - I think he had his best season for the fifth grade team this year and will be sorely missed. Not for his cricket skills though, but for his dry wit and cutting comments. Good luck for the morning grade trials. Dave Wilkinson - our wicket-keeper supreme may be going on an OE next season so can I suggest, Dave, that it may be time to hang up the tracksuit pants before they disintegrate. I may have to wear the gloves next year! Chris McFarlin - made the comment “it was a real shame for the team that I never got to bowl - that’ll teach me for sledging”. It wasn’t the sledging, Chris, it was the fact that you can’t bowl! Good luck with the police force - I won’t be sleeping at night ever again. This season, although stilted with the muck-ups in the draw, which were annoying, I think we all enjoyed the cricket we played. The others who played were all integral to the making of the season and I look forward to another season with fifth grade. The changes to the competition next season should be interesting. Matt Sutherland

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Fifth Grade Men Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

John Bascand 12 11 3 42* 98 12.25 - - 3 - 9 0 47 4 11.75 3-29 - - 13.5 5.22

Scott Brooker 6 6 2 38* 66 16.50 - - - - 26.5 1 171 4 42.75 2-28 - - 40.3 6.37

Jeremy Clarkson 14 9 2 17 40 5.71 - - 1 - 46.5 0 282 16 17.63 4-18 1 - 17.6 6.02

Pat Gallagher 12 12 1 78 317 28.82 - 2 3 - 65 5 284 15 18.93 3-27 - - 26.0 4.37

Alex Higgins 11 11 2 80* 189 21.00 - 1 1 - 43 8 215 8 26.88 3-39 - - 32.3 5.00

Chris McFarlin 11 11 1 27 101 10.10 - - - - 3 0 20 0 - - - - - 6.67

Jason McKey 12 12 2 37 109 10.90 - - 4 - 1.4 0 17 1 17.00 1-11 - - 10.0 10.20

Matt Malone 7 5 0 24 27 5.40 - - 3 - 38.2 2 215 4 53.75 2-50 - - 57.5 5.61

Tony Norriss 8 7 0 24 96 13.71 - - 2 - 2 0 31 0 - - - - - 15.50

Kris Pagan 13 10 3 4 17 2.43 - - 2 - 54 3 283 19 14.89 4-24 2 - 17.1 5.24

Hayden Pipe 5 4 0 22 31 7.75 - - 4 - 23.3 3 131 9 14.56 4-17 1 - 15.7 5.57

Andrew Simpson 3 3 0 10 19 6.33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Matt Sutherland 10 9 1 52 157 19.63 - 1 2 - 1 0 11 0 - - - - - 11.00

Piet van Hasselt 9 9 3 17 28 4.67 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - -

Dave Wilkinson 12 12 0 61 259 21.58 - 2 10 - - - - - - - - - - -

Mat Wiseman 14 12 1 38* 148 13.45 - - 3 - 83.5 15 276 20 13.80 3-22 - - 25.2 3.29

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Above: Our overseas guests this season. Clockwise from top left - club professional Luke Piper and amateurs players Adam Iyer, Joel Tratt and Hannah Johnson and Luke’s partner Jenny Davey.

Below: Patrons enjoy a warm summer’s evening on the balcony of the St Albans pavilion after a day’s cricket.

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Sixth Grade Men

Two seasons ago, after we had finished third, the team was challenged by the President of the club to see if it was within our means to win the grade. After all, we were the engine room of the club and all legends in our own lunchtime. With this in mind we all assembled in early July ‘06 and immediately put everyone on a fitness regime, a skill-based programme and gave them all a chat about the types of healthy food and beverages they should put into their bodies to make them the well-tuned athletes that they would need to be if we were to win the coveted 2006/07 sixth grade title. However, by the start of the season we had lost six of the previous year’s squad and had only gained one new chap. Not a good start. The record book will tell you that we played 14 games, only won six and tied one, for a finishing spot on the table of fourth. We tried everything to be more competitive and win more games, but it just didn’t seem to work. We rotated, rested and reconditioned players, we offered incentives and inducements, we had a bevy of higher-grade players make cameo or guest appearances, we visualised, we moved a player or two on, we even had more coaching, think-tanks and pep talks ... all to no avail. Well! “What did we do wrong?” I constantly ask myself. Our batting order was as brittle as a twig, with only Everton Snell and Phil LeLievre scoring over 200 runs. Not having Everton score his usual mountain of runs was like giving a kiss without a squeeze. Chris Duffy and Dave O’Meara gave good support, but not consistently enough. And for the others we are looking for wider bats with no edges. Remember chaps, if you don’t throw the dice you can never expect to score a six. Our bowling attack was as secure as a man with an umbrella in a storm, with only Nick Groves showing any penetration and dander. Jamie Billings and Nathan Mehaffy bowled well on occasions but. like our batting, you cannot make omelettes without breaking a few eggs. Many pined for bowling opportunities, which the captain bravely ignored (rightly or wrongly) despite constant urgings. Sometimes you have got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants, he kept saying.

P W L T/NR Place

One-day: 15 7 7 1 4th (5)

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Well, what do we do? What can we do? What should we do so that next summer we can get this outfit over the line? After much pondering I think we should fall back on the tried and true rules of the original team:

• Rome didn’t become a great empire by having team meetings; they did it by killing all who opposed them.

• If you can stay calm when all around you is chaos, then you haven’t completely understood the seriousness of the situation.

• Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.

• Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself.

• The team beatings will continue until the morale improves.

• Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in the team.

• When the going gets tough, the tough take a drinks break.

• Indecision is the key to flexibility.

• Aim low, reach your goals - avoid disappointment. Finally, we are all looking forward to the new grade that we might be in next summer. New faces and new surroundings will bring with it a new challenge. We accept that some new players will be needed and hopefully some luck might come our way. As Navjot Sidhu once said “There is light at the end of the tunnel for the sixths, but be careful it’s not an oncoming train.” Man on the Sideline

We confess ... That in spite of the care taken in producing this 2006/07 Annual Report,

some mistakes may have occurred. Please accept our apologies.

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Sixth Grade Men Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

Jamie Billings 9 8 0 18 54 6.75 - - - - 39 4 153 11 13.91 4-15 1 - 21.3 3.92

Richard Carrigan 10 8 0 24 59 7.38 - - 3 - 15.3 1 82 3 27.33 2-16 - - 31.0 5.29

Mike Clyne 7 5 0 21 27 5.40 - - 1 - 41 5 145 9 16.11 2-19 - - 27.3 3.54

Chris Duffy 12 12 1 85 184 16.73 - 1 - - 11 1 38 3 12.67 2-23 - - 22.0 3.45

Nigel Gilmore 12 7 1 8 9 1.50 - - 1 - 29 0 165 8 20.63 2-18 - - 21.8 5.69

Nick Groves 10 8 2 31* 82 13.67 - - 1 - 67.2 13 255 24 10.63 6-37 - 2 16.8 3.79

Jonathan Hanson 3 3 0 41 70 23.33 - - - - 3.1 0 32 0 - - - - - 10.11

Dan Hutchinson 4 2 1 24* 26 26.00 - - - - 23 2 68 6 11.33 3-20 - - 23.0 2.96

Mike Knowles 6 6 3 48* 142 47.33 - - - - 10 0 62 2 31.00 1-11 - - 30.0 6.20

Phil LeLievre 14 14 3 72* 223 20.27 - 1 2 - 1 0 12 0 - - - - - 12.00

Dan Manton 7 6 4 10* 23 11.50 - - 1 - 5 0 37 1 37.00 1-9 - - 30.0 7.40

Nathan Mehaffy 11 9 1 37 72 9.00 - - 1 - 43 1 198 10 19.80 4-36 1 - 25.8 4.60

Dave O'Meara 13 13 3 51* 178 17.80 - 1 3 - 4 0 20 1 20.00 1-20 - - 24.0 5.00

Everton Snell 13 13 0 93 314 24.15 - 1 5 1 13.4 0 84 4 21.00 3-23 - - 20.5 6.15

Hugo Weaver 3 1 0 1 1 1.00 - - 1 - 14 2 69 7 9.86 4-9 1 - 12.0 4.93

Note: not all catches/stumpings known

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St Albans Cricket Club

2007/08 OPENING DAY

Saturday, September 22, 2007 Hagley Oval, Riccarton Avenue

1:30pm - Net Practice (subject to ground and weather conditions, ring pavilion if doubtful)

3:30pm - Official Opening (wet or fine)

Opening of 2007/08 season Afternoon tea and bar open

There will be a staggered start for the various grades this coming summer.

More information will be provided to members when it is known.

New members, male and female, experienced or inexperienced, are warmly invited to attend and register for the 2007/08 season. All existing members are encouraged to make every effort to attend Opening Day. If you are unable to attend please ensure that your Club Captain is aware of your availability for the season prior to Opening Day, when teams need to be entered, so an indication of numbers is critical. Please telephone the following people:

Morning Grade Men: Alan Jamieson Convener of Selectors Ph: 359 0110 (P) or 027 659 4425 (M)

Afternoon Grade Men: Duane Pettet Men’s Club Captain Ph: 322 8287 (P) or 021 063 7700 (M)

Women’s Grades: Nicola Wilson Women’s Club Captain Ph: 352 3421 (P) or 021 504 706 (M)

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President’s Grade Men

Successful might be a term used by many to sum up our year - 16 wins, four losses and runner-up by a midget’s tit for the title. However, to me it would have meant fulfilling our true potential had we gone the whole way. With next season already in mind, out come new thoughts about game plans, defence, attack, utilising the right weapons for the right games and also trying to get more consistency from the team ... ‘tis a task with its challenges. But before any of that, we first have to reflect on our efforts of the season just gone:

It started as we know, With two wins in a row, Then a holiday for some, Left us cricketers bar none. So the club climbed back with a win to hold, Oh no, a mixed team against East Shirley Gold! Down but not out, We rallied about, To win three in a row, Now we've something to crow. A Riccarton scalp to lay on the path, “Is this too good?” we began to laugh. Rain then fell for two weeks or more, The next game produced a death-bell draw, So grit our teeth to come back alive, The boys hit the decks and won the next five. Just when we thought we were the grade’s master, We played Sydenham-Hospital and ended up in plaster.

CONTINUED OVER ...

P W L T/NR Place

One-day: 20 16 4 0 2nd (12)

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As we tallied up our score for two games more, We found we were ahead by three points galore, A yahoo we sung and against Marist we won, With just one more to even the score. It was a hot day when we went out to bat, The sun was high and the pitch was flat, Though toiling for hours and not much in line, We made a meagre total of one-twenty-nine. Our boys bowled well with not much rejoicin’, Alas a fatal loss against Lancaster Park Woolston, So bury the hatchet we shall all do, And look forward to next season while having a brew!

Barry Slater

President’s grade player of the year Jonathan Price celebrated a great year with the bat by winning both the Cyril Crawford Memorial Cup (most runs in any grade) and Frank O’Brien Memorial Cup (most runs in one grade).

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President’s Grade Men Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

Blair Clatworthy 6 5 0 47 75 15.00 - - - - 33 6 99 6 16.50 3-26 - - 33.0 3.00

Selwyn Cox 13 7 3 23 68 17.00 - - - - 1 0 8 0 - - - - - 8.00

Mark Hampton 10 8 1 97 269 38.43 - 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - -

Jonathan Hanson 2 1 0 8 8 8.00 - - 1 - 4 0 29 2 14.50 2-29 - - 12.0 7.25

Chris Harpur 7 5 0 33 82 16.40 - - 3 - 44 6 140 10 14.00 3-21 - - 26.4 3.18

Tim Holton 12 12 3 87* 422 46.89 - 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Duncan Hutton 16 8 4 18 70 17.50 - - 3 - 116.3 20 354 26 13.62 4-20 1 - 26.9 3.04

Dave Jackson 15 7 2 14 45 9.00 - - 3 - 114.4 22 356 20 17.80 4-32 1 - 34.4 3.10

Charles Mellish 4 3 2 75 102 102.00 - 1 1 - 21 2 86 4 21.50 3-17 - - 31.5 4.10

Tony Norriss 7 3 1 10 15 7.50 - - - - 1 0 9 0 - - - - - 9.00

Mark Ogier 2 2 2 4* 7 - - - 1 - 5 0 17 4 4.25 4-17 1 - 7.5 3.40

Dave Perry 6 4 0 21 55 13.75 - - - - 1 0 7 0 - - - - - 7.00

Jonathan Price 18 18 4 96* 752 53.71 - 6 17 3 - - - - - - - - - -

Sajid Sayed 18 6 1 6* 19 3.80 - - 3 - 120.2 11 460 18 25.56 3-8 - - 40.1 3.82

Barry Slater 18 12 3 26 122 13.56 - - 4 - 69.2 10 247 21 11.76 5-26 1 1 19.8 3.56

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Final Women’s Competition Points

Premier Cup (one-day) Premier (Super 8s)

St Albans 45 Old Boys Collegians-Country 8

Lancaster Park Woolston 40 St Albans 8

Old Boys Collegians-Country 40 Lancaster Park Woolston 3

East Christchurch Shirley 25 East Christchurch Shirley 3

Final: Lancaster Park Woolston beat St Albans Final: Old Boys Colls-Country beat St Albans

3rd Place Playoff: East Shirley beat LP Woolston

Premier (Twenty20)

St Albans 15

Old Boys Collegians-Country 10 x - denotes withdrawn during

Lancaster Park Woolston 5 the season by its club

East Christchurch Shirley 0

Final: St Albans beat Old Boys Colls-Country

3rd Place Playoff: LP Woolston beat East Shirley

First Grade Third Grade

East Christchurch Shirley 80 St Albans 78

St Albans 75 East Christchurch Shirley 56

Sydenham Blue 65 Sydenham 36

Old Boys Collegians-Country Gold 55 Old Boys Collegians-Country 3

Merivale-Papanui 55 x-Riccarton 0

Old Boys Collegians-Country Navy 45

Lancaster Park Woolston 40

Riccarton-Harewood 20

Heathcote 15

x-Sydenham Red 0

St Albans bowl-off winner Erin Bermingham (centre) receives her trophy from co-organisers Dean Bermingham (left) and Aaron Johnstone.

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Premier Women

The season started off favourably for the Premier women’s team. White Fern Helen Watson returned home after a stint up in Auckland to help bolster the side as well as increase the average age of the team. Hannah Johnson also joined us from England. Co-captains were Sarah Burke and Rowan Milburn, with Josie O’Reilly and Amy Satterthwaite used as back-ups during the State League and White Ferns series. The first round of the one-day competition was played on artificial pitches, which suited us quite nicely. Two top batting scores were accomplished in the first round - Sarah Burke’s 108 not out and Rowan Milburn’s 105. The first half of the season was tightly contested between the clubs as an abundance of potential representative players filled the teams fighting for a spot in the Canterbury Magicians and various Canterbury age-group sides. Having such a large number of Canterbury players it is always hard to field a competitive team during the representative season. Many thanks must go to all the players who had to step up and play for the Premier team during this time. We know how hard it is not only for you, but your respective teams to have players coming and going week-in and week-out! Also to all the Premier team regulars who had to hold the ship steady, you guys did a fantastic job and it’s great to see some of you really stepping up, showing leadership and putting in some great performances. Thank you to Josie O’Reilly for taking the captaincy in the absence of our Magicians, we know it wasn’t easy! While the Magicians were away between late December and the start of February, “the rest” played a single round-robin Super 8s competition. Unfortunately, the first two rounds got washed out so beating Lancaster Park Woolston in round three was sufficient to get us through to the final against Old Boys Collegians-Country. Chasing 96 to win we started a bit too enthusiastically and lost quick wickets. Showing great composure were Janet Brehaut (33) and Alice Forbes to get us right back into the game. Alas we still fell 12 runs short in the end.

One-day: 16 9

Twenty20: 4 4

7

0

0

0

Total: 22 14 8 0

P W L D/T/NR Place

2nd (4)

1st (4)

Super 8s: 2 1 1 0 2nd (4)

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After the Super 8s it was back to the last few rounds of the one-day competition. Without our five New Zealand and New Zealand ‘A’ representatives we suffered two heavy losses against East Christchurch Shirley and OBCC. However, we made a great comeback with a tie against LPW and then a fantastic win over Easts. We won by six wickets chasing 279 thanks to a spectacular 83 from Erin Bermingham, a stylish 78 by Amy Satterthwaite and a great unbeaten 44 from Kadion MacDonald helping to finish it off, supported (again) by young Alice Forbes. This was a real confidence booster for the one-day Cup final versus LPW the following weekend. Both teams were without their New Zealand representatives, who were over in India playing in the quadrangular tournament. This made for a very even final that was hotly contested. LPW managed to make 252/8 with Amanda Dickie the pick of the bowlers with 2-34. St Albans set out confidently chasing the target with Amy Satterthwaite anchoring an end and amassing 110. However, we stumbled with the total within reach, letting the required run rate creep up and all the while losing wickets trying to make up for it. We fell short of the target by 25 runs. To finish off the season we had the newly-introduced Twenty20 competition, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the girls and this showed in our dominance of the competition. We easily won the final at Elmwood Park by 26 runs with OBCC never really in the game. It was a great way to finish the season. Overall we had a successful season with many players reaching higher honours and improving their games. It has been especially great to see the development of up-and-coming players like Alice Forbes who, initially as a fill-in (for 12 games!), was consistent with the ball and kept a cool head when the pressure was on with the bat, so is definitely pushing for a regular spot in Premiers next year! What was also good to see was an improvement in the batting department. Three centuries were scored and five players had averages in the 30s for the season, with three of them nearly averaging 40. Even though we only took out the one trophy, we reached the finals of both other competitions, showing consistency and good depth in the women’s side of our club. Many thanks must go to Nic Wilson for all her hard work organising us each week and making sure we had a full team (not an easy task at times), and also to Ann McKenna for her coaching at the start of the season. Sarah Burke

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Premier Women Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

Erin Bermingham 17 16 1 83 284 18.93 - 1 6 - 60 2 275 7 39.29 3-49 - - 51.4 4.58

Janet Brehaut 19 14 2 40* 172 14.33 - - 2 - 19 0 139 1 139.00 1-40 - - 114.0 7.32

Salliann Briggs 1 1 0 10 10 10.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Lisa Brown 9 8 0 21 65 8.13 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Sarah Burke 11 9 2 108* 178 25.43 1 - 4 - 77 14 200 24 8.33 5-9 - 1 19.3 2.60

Mel Carmont 1 1 0 10 10 10.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

Kara Cunis 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Amanda Dickie 17 5 2 5 10 3.33 - - 2 - 115.1 11 424 22 19.27 3-3 - - 31.4 3.68

Sam Fitzsimon 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - 7 0 53 0 - - - - - 7.57

Alice Forbes 12 6 3 13* 28 9.33 - - - - 55 6 274 7 39.14 2-10 - - 47.1 4.98

Kirsten Harley 1 1 1 0* 0 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

Kay Houliston 7 4 0 12 26 6.50 - - - - 49 6 194 3 64.67 2-21 - - 98.0 3.96

Hannah Johnson 13 9 1 18 59 7.38 - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - -

Tessa King 4 2 0 2 2 1.00 - - 2 - 2 0 14 0 - - - - - 7.00

Elizabeth Kitson 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - 11 0 47 2 23.50 2-42 - - 33.0 4.27

Kadion McDonald 6 4 1 44* 88 29.33 - - 2 - 32 2 171 4 42.75 3-44 - - 48.0 5.34

Beth McNeill 6 4 2 41* 78 39.00 - - 4 - 32 4 110 7 15.71 3-18 - - 27.4 3.44

Rowan Milburn 13 12 2 105 384 38.40 1 1 7 5 - - - - - - - - - -

Josie O'Reilly 18 16 3 29 148 11.38 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Sarah Parker 3 2 0 7 8 4.00 - - - - 11 0 59 2 29.50 2-25 - - 33.0 5.36

Monique Pettet 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hannah Rae 11 10 2 84 262 32.75 - 2 5 - 17.5 0 88 2 44.00 2-16 - - 53.5 4.93

Sharon Rich 1 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Trudy Rolton 3 2 1 2* 2 2.00 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - -

Amy Satterthwaite 18 17 1 110 631 39.44 1 3 2 - 121.3 22 368 22 16.73 3-12 - - 33.1 3.03

Lea Tahuhu 20 13 2 16 38 3.45 - - 1 - 63.4 4 305 12 25.42 4-29 1 - 31.8 4.79

Amy Turner 7 6 1 8* 28 5.60 - - 2 - 35 3 172 5 34.40 5-31 - 1 42.0 4.91

Helen Watson 10 9 1 88 259 32.38 - 2 7 - 72.2 13 186 12 15.50 2-9 - - 36.2 2.57

Nicola Wilson 2 1 0 1 1 1.00 - - - - 3 0 16 1 16.00 1-16 - - 18.0 5.33

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First Grade Women

The St Albans first grade women’s side started the 2006/07 season with a merging of the Blue and Gold teams from last year and with big plans in mind! We knew we would have our work cut out for us as we had a lot of different personalities and diverse playing styles so Nic Wilson put Trudy Rolton and Tessa King in charge of the squad. We got the season underway with a hiss and a roar, finding some rhythm in our play as we won all our games up until Christmas quite easily, except one against eventual competition winners East Christchurch Shirley. Kadion “Can I wear spikes on an artificial?” McDonald took apart the opponents with her bowling and Monique Pettet and I had a lot of fun trying to hit almost every ball for four! The inevitable drain on players, due to representative commitments in Premiers, took hold after Christmas and we were forced to call upon our large pool of “fill-ins” (22 in total). The ever-reliable third graders Clare Forbes, Sam Fitzsimon and Shannon Inns became valuable members of our team and these talented youngsters proved they could make the shift to first grade next year with ease. We had our English import Carla Smyth join the team after Christmas and we enjoyed her unique batting style and ever-enthusiastic fielding displays! We only lost three games during the season, two to Easts and the other to Sydenham, and the team felt we were a little unlucky to finish second in the competition. We had a very strong core group of established players and we consistently played as a team every week, while still having time to enjoy the game. Mel Reid improved her batting as the season went on, ending with an average of four. Sarah French took her bowling more seriously this season and did some damage with her left-arm, wrong-footed hop, skip and jump technique. She also combined with Monique Pettet for an amazing relayed direct-hit run out in the last game of the season. Considering Moni hadn’t been remotely close to hitting the stumps (or even the pitch) all season, we were all stunned with the athleticism displayed by both involved. Needless to say a few $2 wines were drunk that night! With all that said, roll on 2007/08 when we can regain our former glory and return the first grade trophy to our clubrooms, where it belongs! Kara Cunis

P W L T/NR Place

One-day: 17 14 3 0 2nd (9)

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First Grade Women Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

Kara Cunis 14 13 3 45* 222 22.20 - - 9 - 1 0 5 0 - - - - - 5.00

Sam Fitzsimon 9 5 1 27 67 16.75 - - 2 - 56 9 167 10 16.70 3-13 - - 33.6 2.98

Alice Forbes 8 4 1 18 39 13.00 - - 4 - 46 9 107 6 17.83 2-15 - - 46.0 2.33

Clare Forbes 5 1 0 9 9 9.00 - - 3 - 15 2 54 5 10.80 4-25 1 - 18.0 3.60

Sarah French 13 12 2 21* 70 7.00 - - - - 31.5 2 150 7 21.43 3-41 - - 27.3 4.71

Myah Guy 2 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Kay Houliston 2 2 1 64 74 74.00 - 1 1 - 16 3 28 3 9.33 2-12 - - 32.0 1.75

Shannon Inns 6 2 1 2 2 2.00 - - - - 21 0 77 3 25.67 1-17 - - 42.0 3.67

Megan Jamieson 3 3 2 22* 36 36.00 - - 2 - 15 3 25 3 8.33 3-12 - - 30.0 1.67

Katrina Jaques 2 1 0 7 7 7.00 - - - - 3 0 15 0 - - - - - 5.00

Hannah Johnson 2 1 0 18 18 18.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tessa King 9 7 4 23* 68 22.67 - - - - 46 9 121 10 12.10 4-17 1 - 27.6 2.63

Elizabeth Kitson 2 2 0 5 5 2.50 - - 1 - 15 3 29 1 29.00 1-20 - - 90.0 1.93

Kadion McDonald 6 4 1 53 91 30.33 - 1 1 - 47.1 15 76 15 5.07 5-28 - 1 18.9 1.61

Awhina Matthews-Egnot 5 1 0 8 8 8.00 - - - - 32 1 111 11 10.09 4-21 1 - 17.5 3.47

Clare Nicholas 5 4 0 9 15 3.75 - - 2 - 1 0 3 0 - - - - - 3.00

Casey O'Brien-Smith 2 2 1 7 12 12.00 - - 1 - 13 2 28 1 28.00 1-10 - - 78.0 2.15

Monique Pettet 11 11 2 43 222 24.67 - - 1 - 9 0 67 2 33.50 1-12 - - 27.0 7.44

Mel Reid 10 3 2 2* 4 4.00 - - 1 - 50.3 10 86 11 7.82 4-8 1 - 27.5 1.70

Sharon Rich 6 6 1 52 106 21.20 - 1 - - 5.2 1 18 1 18.00 1-13 - - 32.0 3.38

Trudy Rolton 6 2 0 16 20 10.00 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - -

Sarah Rosanowski 7 2 2 1* 1 - - - 2 - 15.1 2 74 2 37.00 2-14 - - 45.5 4.88

Carla Smyth 5 5 0 11 21 4.20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Amy Turner 12 10 1 64* 125 13.89 - 1 1 - 84 20 176 17 10.35 4-13 1 - 29.6 2.10

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Third Grade Women

Our season started at the end of August 2006 with pre-season training/trials at the CCA indoor facilities. Most of the girls had played together the previous season and were joined by Aimee Walcott, Myah Guy, Sam Fitzsimon and Shannon Inns. Clare Forbes was elected team captain by the players with Sarah Gagliardi acting as vice-captain. Unfortunately for us, but fortunately for first grade, Clare was selected to play for their team after Christmas, leaving Sarah to take over the captaincy. During the season we played 15 matches, winning 13 and losing only two, which left us as runaway winners of the grade. There were many highlights to look back on such as Sam Fitzsimon scoring 102 not out against Riccarton and Natalie Cox taking five wickets against Sydenham. Throughout the season 19 players were used. Sam also moved up to first grade following her century. This allowed for many morning junior players to move up on a regular basis to afternoon play, which gave them a taste of things to come. Twelve of the 19 players who played third grade were also selected for either the under-17 or under-15 Christchurch Metro Red or Black teams or, in some cases, for both teams, in tournaments in Timaru and Ashburton. Our leading batsmen were Sam Fitzsimon with 238 runs, Sarah Gagliardi with 156 and Aimee Walcott with 121. Leading bowlers were Natalie Cox with 22 wickets, Sarah Gagliardi and Olivia Duckmanton with 18 wickets each. My special thanks to Nicola Wilson for her support and great work she has done for our team and Hannah Johnson who took team practices on Thursdays at 4pm. This team was eager to learn and made my position as coach easier as the season progressed. The 2007/08 season beckons, with two or three players moving up to first grade and several coming up from the under-15 Saturday morning grades to take their places. John Gagliardi

P W L T/NR Place

One-day: 17 15 2 0 1st (4)

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Third Grade Women Averages, 2006/07

Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 4wi 5wi SR Econ

Natalie Cox 12 9 2 17 64 9.14 - - - - 52.3 9 148 22 6.73 5-7 - 1 14.3 2.82

Olivia Duckmanton 14 9 3 33 59 9.83 - - - - 53 3 155 18 8.61 3-18 - - 17.7 2.92

Sam Fitzsimon 6 6 0 102 238 39.67 1 1 - - 24 6 38 3 12.67 2-10 - - 48.0 1.58

Clare Forbes 9 8 2 30* 88 14.67 - - - - 15 1 47 4 11.75 2-3 - - 22.5 3.13

Sarah Gagliardi 13 9 2 42 154 22.00 - - - - 63 10 154 17 9.06 4-10 1 - 22.2 2.44

Myah Guy 13 3 1 2 2 1.00 - - - - 26 1 70 9 7.78 3-9 - - 17.3 2.69

Shannon Inns 7 5 1 6 12 3.00 - - - - 26 2 83 3 27.67 2-14 - - 52.0 3.19

Rebecca Lough 6 5 1 53* 89 22.25 - 1 - - 12 1 49 5 9.80 3-12 - - 14.4 4.08

Anne Mackechnie 5 3 1 5 8 4.00 - - - - 8 0 25 3 8.33 2-11 - - 16.0 3.13

Alice Mellish 12 7 0 12 33 4.71 - - - - 5 0 28 2 14.00 1-3 - - 15.0 5.60

Casey O'Brien-Smith 9 8 3 24* 91 18.20 - - - - 34 2 95 14 6.79 3-3 - - 14.6 2.79

Caitlin O'Sullivan 14 8 2 5 19 3.17 - - - - 15 1 43 6 7.17 3-7 - - 15.0 2.87

Kimberley Rattray 8 7 2 40* 129 25.80 - - - - 9 1 20 3 6.67 1-0 - - 18.0 2.22

Note: catches/stumpings not known

Nicole Sloan 2 1 1 2* 2 - - - - - 1 0 8 0 - - - - - 8.00

Ashley Soper 3 2 1 4 4 4.00 - - - - 4 0 14 3 4.67 3-9 - - 8.0 3.50

Angelina van Roosmalen 5 0 - - - - - - - - 2 0 6 1 6.00 1-6 - - 12.0 3.00

Amy Walcott 14 14 2 62* 122 10.17 - 1 - - 59 14 122 10 12.20 3-3 - - 35.4 2.07

Amy Voice 12 8 1 5 16 2.29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Junior Boys This was our first year at St Albans, having moved from Old Boys Collegians prior to the start of the season, and what a year it was too. We were a player short on opening day but were lucky enough to pick up a new recruit prior to our first game. So, after a few training sessions and having gotten neatly decked out in our new uniforms, we were ready to let battle commence. We won our first eight games without a hitch and in all won 13 of our 16 games played - most quite convincingly - and lost one game by only two runs. A few highlights from during the season were: being elevated from junior one-day to senior one-day status with five weeks of the season still to play and winning the first three games (the first against “a bunch of giants”, so said one of the boys prior to the start of the game); a hat-trick by Ben Norriss; some outstanding batting performances by Dan Gillespie (56 not out), Mac Bolderston (37 not out), Ben Curgenven (36 not out) and Shuaib Ahmed (33 not out) - bearing in mind that batsmen must retire after 45 legitimate balls; and equally impressive bowling figures from the likes of Dan Gillespie (4-16), Shuaib Ahmed (3-0), Mac Bolderston (3-4) and Ben Norriss (3-6) - again, each bowler is allowed a maximum of three overs. Either through outstanding batting, bowling, fielding, commitment or a combination of these, everyone in the team received (and deservedly so) the player of the day award at some stage during the season. Awards were given on prize-giving night to Mac Bolderston (bowler of the year - also a great wicket-keeper/batsman), Daniel Gillespie (batsman of the year), Ben Norriss (most improved) and Zak Solomon (all-rounder of the year). Others in the team who have not been mentioned but who gave 100 percent throughout the season and, on occasions, had outstanding performances were: Sam Harris, Justin Thorby, Asher Etherington and Mitchell Rodwell. A special mention must also go to the parents who turn up week after week to support, encourage and score for our team. Having coached junior boys for the last six years I can honestly say that this is an outstanding bunch of boys - both in commitment, ability and dedication to the sport. A shame we weren't playing for points as we would have won the competition hands down! Graham Curgenven

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Junior Girls I would first like to take the opportunity of thanking the girls who participated with a high level of enthusiasm and commitment during the season. Of particular note a number had not played cricket before and watching their development over time was personally very rewarding. I would also like to acknowledge those girls who always turned up to practice and played every game. Secondly, I wish to thank the parents and caregivers who actively supported and assisted their daughters to play cricket as well as help with the logistics of getting gear bags to games. Without you we would not have been able to field the number of teams we did. Finally, the club is indebted to the various coaches - Trudy Rolton and Amy Turner (Super 8s), Joel Tratt (Senior Blue), Alice Forbes (Senior White), Adam Iyer (Senior Red) and Sarah Parker (Senior Gold); the parents/caregivers who assisted on Saturday mornings with managing, umpiring and scoring - in particular Geoff Soper, Robin Meads, Alice Forbes and Brian Fenwick; and Nic Wilson for all the support and mentoring to help me get through the season which, at times, was somewhat personally challenging. In the detailed history of the St Albans Cricket Club (first published in February 2005) it notes that the strength of the women’s side of the modern club has always been impressive. It is pleasing to see that this continues to be reflected with the recent announcement that a record five St Albans players have been picked in New Zealand women’s teams. In order for the club to achieve at the women’s level it is important that we develop and maintain a strong schoolgirls section. The 2006/07 season delivered against this goal. Although we were somewhat surprised to see a return to earlier years of large numbers playing junior girls cricket for St Albans, we quickly rose to the challenge by organising gear, coaches and managers for the five girls teams and things bedded down well as the season progressed. A pleasing achievement was to see that out of 48 girls chosen for the CJCA Cricket Express Christchurch Regional Tournament in November 2006, 14 of them (30%) were from St Albans. Congratulations to Anne Mackechnie, Georgia Worsdale, Kimberley Rattray, Natalie Cox, Shaylyn Collins, Ashley Soper, Hayley Meads, Lexie Walker, Courtney Reid, Alyssa Sherriff, Casey Lloyd, Elsie Enoka, Harriett Wisker and Roseanna Wilson for being selected. Ashley, Natalie and Lexie also went on to be selected for the March 2007 tournament.

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This year we fielded one Super 8s team of quite young and inexperienced girls, who played against five other club sides on the artificial pitches at the Polo grounds on Friday evenings. Our team learnt heaps, had lots of fun and even recorded a terrific win in one of the later games. Those that played in the Super 8s team were: Rachel Sloan, Melissa Sloan, Lauren Dabner, Victoria Wratt, Hannah Moston, Taylor O’Brien-Smith, Alyssa Tahuhu, Taylah Pawson and Eleyna Ridder. The other four sides played in the senior one-day girls’ grade on a Saturday morning. There were 12 teams in this grade, with games starting at 9am and being played at an even split of home and away venues. The Senior One-Day Blue girls played 14 games for four wins. The team members were (those that won the team awards are shown with their award in brackets): Laura Spivey, Alice Timings, Hannah Dolan, Ruby Parfitt, Gill Afualo, Grace Moore (best bowling), Elsie Enoka (best batting), Roseanna Wilson and Danielle Fenwick (most improved). The Senior One-Day Gold girls played 13 games for 12 wins and only one loss. This team had a terrific season and, not surprisingly, won the grade. Congratulations girls. This brought to six the number of wins by St Albans teams in this grade since its inception in 1992. The team members were: Alyssa Sherriff, Anne Mackecknie, Molly Lockington, Casey Lloyd, Cassie Stewart, Kimberley Rattray (best batting), Natalie Cox (best bowling), Nicole Sloan and Javarna McNaught (joint most improved). The Senior One-Day Red girls played 12 games for four wins and a tie. The team members were: Tessa Hobbs, Ashleigh Findlay, Hayley Meads, Mackenzie Soper, Georgia Worsdale, Jessie Ahearn, Rebecca Buist, Shaylyn Collins (best batting), Ashley Soper (best bowling) and Chanelle Rosenbrock-Kavanagh (most improved). The Senior One-Day White girls played 12 games for three wins and a tie. The team members were: Harriett Wisker, Hannah Thomas, Courtney Reid, Amelia Hopewell, Emelia Sanders, Ayla Siave, Kate Johnson, Kathryn Gordon (best batting), Lexie Walker (best bowling) and Courtney Reid (most improved). All-in-all there were 18 Saturdays scheduled for cricket during the season, of which four were cancelled due to poor weather and ground conditions.

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Next summer will see quite a few of the girls named above move up to the secondary school competition (third grade) with a 1pm start. This will be a big challenge but we are sure that, like all the girls that have moved up a grade in previous seasons, you will enjoy the experience, hopefully have plenty of success and, above all, have lots of fun. More morning grade girls will be needed to replace those going up to third grade, so if you have friends or schoolmates that might like to play, get them to ring me. Good luck in your winter sport and I hope to see you all in October, keen and enthusiastic for another summer of cricket. Chris O’Brien-Smith

St Albans Red team player Hayley Meads bowls a ball in a senior one-day girls’ match against the St Albans White team.

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CLUB

RECORDS

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Premier Women Career Averages

Debut Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best SR Econ

Erin Bermingham 2005/06 22 21 1 83 351 17.55 - 2 8 - 85 2 415 12 34.58 3-14 42.5 4.88

Janet Brehaut 2005/06 30 23 4 46 257 13.53 - - 4 - 38.4 1 254 3 84.67 1-11 77.3 6.57

Salliann Briggs 2006/07 1 1 0 10 10 10.00 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Lisa Brown 1999/00 81 74 14 90 750 12.50 - 1 14 - 6 0 34 0 - - - 5.67

Sarah Burke 1998/99 120 107 17 108* 1569 17.43 1 8 42 - 1147 302 2871 202 14.21 6-18 34.1 2.50

Mel Carmont 1997/98 49 49 4 43 332 7.38 - - 22 9 - - - - - - - -

Kara Cunis 2006/07 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Amanda Dickie 2000/01 49 26 11 23 104 6.93 - - 8 - 344.3 52 1175 56 20.98 5-24 36.9 3.41

Sam Fitzsimon 2006/07 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - 7 0 53 0 - - - 7.57

Alice Forbes 2004/05 13 6 3 13* 28 9.33 - - - - 58 6 288 7 41.14 2-10 49.7 4.97

Kirsten Harley 2002/03 5 3 2 27* 30 30.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -

Kay Houliston 1995/96 99 66 16 34 332 6.64 - - 28 - 662.2 113 2131 95 22.43 5-8 41.8 3.22

Hannah Johnson 2006/07 13 9 1 18 59 7.38 - - 7 - - - - - - - - -

Tessa King 2005/06 7 3 0 30 8 2.67 - - 2 - 14 0 66 1 66.00 1-20 84.0 4.71

Elizabeth Kitson 2004/05 14 8 1 30 55 7.86 - - 2 - 66 10 234 9 26.00 2-27 44.0 3.55

Kadion McDonald 2003/04 25 17 7 44* 122 12.20 - - 4 - 109 10 485 12 40.42 3-44 54.5 4.45

Beth McNeill 1998/99 102 92 15 116 1549 20.12 1 5 28 - 885.3 210 2353 159 14.80 5-26 33.4 2.66

Rowan Milburn 2002/03 72 75 11 123* 1677 26.20 2 4 56 21 1 1 0 0 - - - 0.00

Josie O'Reilly 2003/04 45 40 7 37* 364 11.03 - - 6 - - - - - - - - -

Sarah Parker 2002/03 14 8 1 7 15 2.14 - - 1 - 50.5 1 245 12 20.42 5-6 25.4 4.82

Monique Pettet 2002/03 3 3 1 24 27 13.50 - - - - 2 0 23 0 - - - 11.50

Hannah Rae 1996/97 129 109 22 84 1909 21.94 - 12 55 - 921.4 206 2583 152 16.99 5-12 36.4 2.80

Sharon Rich 1999/00 7 3 3 16* 30 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - -

Trudy Rolton 2005/06 4 2 1 2* 2 2.00 - - 3 - - - - - - - - -

Amy Satterthwaite 2001/02 86 78 8 110 1676 23.94 1 8 21 - 628.1 124 2004 95 21.09 5-29 39.7 3.19

Lea Tahuhu 2004/05 25 18 5 16 61 4.69 - - 4 - 89.4 6 410 16 25.63 4-29 33.6 4.57

Amy Turner 2002/03 10 9 2 9 43 6.14 - - 3 - 42 3 204 8 25.50 5-31 31.5 4.86

Helen Watson 1999/00 19 19 2 98 536 31.53 - 4 12 - 146.2 26 372 16 23.25 2-9 54.9 2.54

Nicola Wilson 1995/06 111 118 27 181* 5228 57.45 10 34 51 - 678 135 1730 101 17.13 3-20 40.3 2.55

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Premier Men Two-day Career Averages

Debut Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 5wi SR Econ

DF Bermingham 2005/06 20 26 0 71 437 16.81 - 3 4 - - - - - - - - - -

AT Bruce 2006/07 10 17 0 29 147 8.65 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - -

MW Child 2004/05 2 2 0 11 11 5.50 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ND Cross 2005/06 20 31 2 57 492 16.97 - 3 4 - 172 27 579 28 20.68 5-87 1 36.9 3.37

SJ Cunis 1998/99 55 71 13 79 1445 24.91 - 9 20 - 1034.2 301 2552 202 12.63 7-26 14 30.7 2.47

MPF Davidson 1999/00 55 73 8 119 1108 17.05 1 3 21 - 788 171 2379 130 18.30 6-14 6 36.4 3.02

HML Fisher 2006/07 7 12 1 34 147 13.36 - - 6 - 12 4 28 2 14.00 1-7 - 36.0 2.33

JL Gourlie 2006/07 3 1 0 11 11 11.00 - - 1 - 27 7 76 2 38.00 1-20 - 81.0 2.81

CZ Harris 1999/00 61 87 24 170* 2487 39.48 5 8 38 - 791.3 239 1825 148 12.33 6-25 7 32.1 2.31

RG Hooper 2005/06 18 17 7 15* 45 4.50 - - 3 - 288.1 55 1003 52 19.29 6-60 1 33.3 3.48

AV Iyer 2006/07 1 2 1 3 3 3.00 - - - - 11.5 2 66 3 22.00 3-28 - 23.7 5.58

AF Johnstone 2001/02 49 50 17 59 494 14.97 - 1 133 13 - - - - - - - - -

NG Jones 2000/01 45 70 5 142 1397 21.49 1 8 23 - 161.3 35 592 27 21.93 4-38 - 35.9 3.67

BJ Langrope 1999/00 16 21 7 50 338 24.14 - 1 7 - 132.3 18 506 20 25.30 3-43 - 39.8 3.82

CJ Linton 2005/06 4 5 1 60 81 20.25 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -

JPD O'Gorman 2006/07 6 8 1 41 114 16.29 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -

LS Piper 2006/07 10 17 3 67 359 25.64 - 1 11 - 8 2 31 1 31.00 1-21 - 48.0 3.88

BA Smith 2000/01 44 36 20 29* 226 14.13 - - 10 - 517.5 110 1755 89 19.72 5-27 1 34.9 3.39

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Premier Men One-day Career Averages

Debut Mat Inn NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 Ct St O M R W Ave Best 5wi SR Econ

DF Bermingham 2005/06 11 10 1 77* 222 24.67 - 1 3 - - - - - - - - - -

AT Bruce 2006/07 6 6 0 85 205 34.17 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - -

ND Cross 2005/06 15 12 2 51 218 21.80 - 2 3 - 68.2 9 213 14 15.21 3-33 - 29.3 3.12

SJ Cunis 1998/99 39 34 5 84 858 29.59 - 5 11 - 279 53 874 57 15.33 7-23 3 29.4 3.13

MPF Davidson 1999/00 54 46 6 107 881 22.03 1 3 20 - 351.5 51 1370 75 18.27 4-23 - 28.1 3.89

HML Fisher 2006/07 3 2 0 34 49 24.50 - - 2 - 5 0 17 0 - - - - 3.40

JL Gourlie 2006/07 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 - - - - 10 0 57 0 - - - - 5.70

CZ Harris 1987/88 44 39 11 105* 1076 38.43 1 9 25 - 337.1 66 991 68 14.57 6-16 1 29.8 2.94

RG Hooper 2005/06 10 5 3 4* 9 4.50 - - - - 76.1 4 308 18 17.11 3-21 - 25.4 4.04

AF Johnstone 2001/02 52 26 11 24* 209 13.93 - - 66 12 - - - - - - - - -

NG Jones 2000/01 42 38 5 114 820 24.85 2 2 14 - 142.4 14 599 23 26.04 3-20 - 37.2 4.20

BJ Langrope 2005/06 11 9 1 21 50 6.25 - - - - 41 2 154 4 38.50 1-9 - 61.5 3.76

CJ Linton 2006/07 2 2 0 13 17 8.50 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JPD O'Gorman 2006/07 3 2 1 43* 80 80.00 - - 1 - 4 0 40 0 - - - - 10.00

LJ Piper 2006/07 7 7 1 40 135 22.50 - - 1 - 20 0 117 4 29.25 2-44 - 30.0 5.85

KB Scott 2004/05 3 3 0 26 29 9.67 - - - - 13.5 0 81 4 20.25 2-31 - 20.8 5.86

BA Smith 2000/01 38 18 5 12* 76 5.85 - - 6 - 240.3 28 877 34 25.79 5-42 1 42.4 3.65

KJ Smythe 2006/07 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 - - 2 - 4 0 43 1 43.00 1-43 - 24.0 10.75

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Championship Wins Men:

Premier: (two-day)

1909/10, 1910/11, 1925/26, 1949/50, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1991/92, 1993/94, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05

(one-day) 1982/83, 1987/88, 1991/92, 2002/03, 2003/04

(Press Knockout Cup) 1995/96, 1996/97, 2001/02

Second Grade: 1914/15, 1916/17, 1928/29, 1935/36, 1949/50, 1960/61, 1969/70, 1971/72, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1988/89, 1993/94, 2004/05

Third Grade: 1980/81, 1990/91

Fourth Grade: 1958/59, 1974/75, 1976/77, 1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 2002/03, 2004/05

Cavaliers: 1993/94

Fifth Grade: 1957/58, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1997/98, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02

Sixth Grade: 1958/59, 1976/77, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1991/92, 2003/04

Seventh Grade: 1906/07, 1914/15, 1928/29, 1953/54, 1985/86

Eighth Grade: 1993/94, 1995/96

Ninth Grade: 1910/11, 1937/38, 1947/48, 1949/50

Tenth Grade: 1953/54, 1986/87

Eleventh Grade: -

Twelfth Grade: 1934/35

President’s Grade: 1956/57, 1965/66, 1970/71, 1974/75, 1997/98

Hadlee Trophy: 1954/55, 1969/70, 1988/89

Petersen Shield: 1916/17, 1953/54, 1958/59, 1960/61, 1962/63, 1964/65, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1996/97, 2003/04, 2004/05

CSCA Senior B Grade: 2005/06

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Women:

Premier: (main competition)

1938/39, 1939/40, 1940/41, 1943/44, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1954/55, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1976/77, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2003/04

(subsidiary competition) 2000/01, 2001/02

(Press Knockout Cup) 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01

First Grade: (combined competition)

2000/01, 2001/02, 2005/06

Second Grade: 1986/87, 1989/90, 1995/96, 1997/98, 2003/04, 2004/05

Third Grade: 1941/42, 1953/54, 1957/58, 1959/60, 1976/77, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07

Fourth Grade: (Senior One-Day Girls) 1995/96, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07

Premier Super 8s: 1998/99

Junior Super 8s: 1998/99, 1999/00

(Twenty20) 2005/06

(Twenty20) 2006/07

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Representative Players Men:

New Zealand (Test Matches):

1931-32 ML Page 1955-65 PGZ Harris 1992-03 CZ Harris

1946-53 TB Burtt 1977-78 SL Boock 2000-05 CS Martin

1952-56 MB Poore 1990-98 MW Priest

New Zealand (All Matches):

1909-21 DM Sandman 1946-53 TB Burtt 1977-78 SL Boock

1913-14 RG Hickmott 1952-56 MB Poore 1989-98 MW Priest

1925-26 CG Crawford 1955-57 SC Guillen 1990-05 CZ Harris

1931-32 ML Page 1955-65 PGZ Harris 2000-05 CS Martin

1935-36 WE Merritt 1966-67 BR Taylor

Canterbury:

1887-18 TW Reese 1934-37 M Graham 1977-79 GB Smith

1900-12 KM Ollivier 1935-36 WE Merritt 1978-79 LT Watson

1905-15 HA Bishop 1936-39 E Mulcock 1979-80 TE Jesty

1907-11 EE Crawshaw 1937-49 RC Webb 1982-83 PD Rutledge

1907-08 CA Cuff 1940-41 RH Scott 1982-90 AJ Nuttall

1907-19 BB Wood 1943-46 J Smith 1982-83 J Gully

1909-27 DM Sandman 1943-55 TB Burtt 1984-99 MW Priest

1911-15 RG Hickmott 1949-51 W Bell 1987-88 MC Bremner

1913-14 JS Barrett 1949-64 PGZ Harris 1987-88 HMR Richards

1913-26 LR Brunton 1950-62 MB Poore 1988-94 RM Ford

1916-21 DW Reese 1953-54 DW Stark 1988-95 BZ Harris

1917-18 JC Hay 1954-62 GG Coull 1989-07 CZ Harris

1917-19 L Gordon 1956-61 SC Guillen 1995-00 CD Cumming

1920-21 CW Allard 1962-63 JM Ruston 1997-05 CS Martin

1920-32 CG Crawford 1965-73 JW Burtt 1998-06 SJ Cunis

1921-27 F Woods 1966-67 BR Taylor 1998-99 GA Howell

1921-27 AW Thomas 1966-75 KI Ferries 1999-03 JI Englefield

1927-31 N Dorreen 1972-73 MG Webb 2000-05 JS Ward

1930-37 ML Page 1975-77 SL Boock 2001-02 DJ Reekers

1932-46 FP O’Brien 1976-77 HC Sampson 2006-07 MPF Davidson

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Women:

The following played representative cricket prior to the amalgamation of the St Albans Men’s and St Albans Women’s Cricket Clubs in July 1977:

New Zealand:

1938-66 P Blackler 1978-79 SA Harris 1999-07 HM Watson

1966-72 JE Stead 1986-90 BJ Legg 2002-07 SK Burke

1968-87 A McKenna 1988-96 KE Bond 2003-05 AJ Green

1973-75 J Lord 1988-96 SL Illingworth 2003-05 BH McNeill

1975-76 DA Jelley 1988-01 CA Campbell 2003-04 AL Mason

1975-77 SJ Rattray 1994-96 JA Russell 2006-07 RC Milburn

1977-82 VL McGregor 1999-03 N Payne

Canterbury:

1968-79 SJ Rattray 1990-91 SH Brown 1999-06 HJ Rae

1968-84 KL Gilray 1992-96 JA Russell 2000-07 SK Burke

1977-81 DA McGregor 1992-93 TL Woodbury 2001-07 BH McNeill

1977-84 MA Francis 1995-03 N Payne 2001-02 EA Travers

1977-87 VL McGregor 1996-00 SM Frahm 2002-03 KA Craig

1979-89 A McKenna 1997-98 JL Geary 2002-07 RC Milburn

1981-82 KA Hadlee 1997-98 S Burrows 2003-06 RS Kelly

1982-92 BJ Legg 1998-99 CJ Moffat 2003-07 AE Satterthwaite

1983-00 CA Campbell 1998-01 AJMD Marsh 2006-07 EM Bermingham

1985-96 KE Bond 1998-01 JA Lawler

Otago:

1998-00 JL Geary 2000-01 KA Craig 2002-04 EJ Scurr

1999-00 BH McNeill 2001-02 PJ te Beest

1986-96 SL Illingworth 1999-07 HM Watson

T Baker SA Harris J Lord A Nuttall HM Steere

P Blackler P Hill E Luckett K Pyatt B Turner

P Carr P Hooper D McRae C Randle S Vaughan

C Dallard P Jarvis A Malins J Riordan J Watson

J Dickinson P Kennedy S Masters LJ Shankland J Webster

J Hamilton J Lawn S Mountford JE Stead E Woods

Canterbury:

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Trophies

1980/81 AJ Nuttall 1989/90 LC Sparks 1998/99 N Payne

1981/82 VL Burtt 1990/91 S Parker 1999/00 SA Mason

1982/83 P Glassey 1991/92 BZ Harris 2000/01 JI Englefield

1983/84 BJ Legg 1992/93 KE Bond 2001/02 AC Denford

1984/85 PD Rutledge 1993/94 GM Olliver 2002/03 CR Moffat

1985/86 MW Priest 1994/95 C Julian 2003/04 AC Bailey

1986/87 A McKenna 1995/96 SM Frahm 2004/05 NG Tubb

1987/88 BZ Harris 1996/97 N Payne 2005/06 EG Snell

Player of the Year:

1988/89 MJ Anderson 1997/98 JA Lawler 2006/07 SJ Cunis

Cyril Crawford Memorial Cup (most runs in any grade):

1984/85 AC Graves 603 1996/97 N Payne 883

1985/86 SN McGregor 734 1997/98 JA Lawler 872

1986/87 BS Davidson 516 1998/99 N Payne 794

1987/88 BZ Harris 1040 1999/00 T Breese 585

1988/89 JHJ Stribling 770 2000/01 ST Knox 666

1989/90 C Williams 740 2001/02 MJ Sutherland 835

1990/91 S Parker 973 2002/03 MJ Sutherland 912

1991/92 BZ Harris 763 2003/04 ST Knox 754

1992/93 KB Scott 857 2004/05 NG Tubb 879

1993/94 GM Olliver 808 2005/06 EG Snell 984

Frank O’Brien Memorial Cup (most runs in one grade):

1984/85 AC Graves 603 1996/97 N Payne 883

1985/86 SN McGregor 734 1997/98 JAF Davidson 670

1986/87 BS Davidson 516 1998/99 N Payne 458

1987/88 SN McGregor 891 1999/00 T Breese 585

1988/89 JHJ Stribling 770 2000/01 ST Knox 666

1989/90 SN McGregor 583 2001/02 MJ Sutherland 835

1990/91 S Parker 973 2002/03 MJ Sutherland 879

1991/92 KB Scott 750 2003/04 ST Knox 754

1992/93 KB Scott 819 2004/05 NG Tubb 879

1993/94 R Kennedy 773 2005/06 EG Snell 981

Don Sandman Memorial Cup (most wickets in any grade):

1991/92 RA Brown 59 1999/00 RA Brown 53

1992/93 RA Brown 58 2000/01 SA Mason 48

1993/94 RM Ford 48 2001/02 AG Jamieson 44

1994/95 T Wilson 57 2002/03 JWJ Guest 54

1995/96 CSJ Cowper 41 2003/04 AC Bailey 42

1996/97 N Culpan 49 2004/05 JS Miles 50

1997/98 CS Martin 47 2005/06 MPF Davidson 43

1994/95 J Wadsworth 745 2006/07 JJ Price 765

1994/95 J Wadsworth 745 2006/07 JJ Price 752

1998/99 JS Ward 47 2006/07 MPF Davidson 56

1995/96 PS Gooby 811

1995/96 PS Gooby 811

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Tom Burtt Memorial Cup (most wickets in one grade): 1964/65 F McWatt 47 1986/87 D Hutton 51

1965/66 P Napier 39 1987/88 BA Holland 59

1966/67 J Cowper 41 1988/89 MJ Anderson 60

1967/68 P Napier 41 1989/90 LC Sparks 51

1968/69 A Brand 61 1990/91 R Thomas 55

1969/70 R Harris 43 1991/92 SA Mason 58

1970/71 AG Jamieson 49 1992/93 RA Brown 58

1971/72 R Winter 36 1993/94 RM Ford 48

1972/73 H Shepherd 47 1994/95 T Wilson 57

1973/74 R Grainger 50 1995/96 CSJ Cowper 41

1974/75 not awarded 1996/97 RA Brown 40

1975/76 not awarded 1997/98 LT Watson 41

1976/77 not awarded 1998/99 B Rodger 40

1977/78 not awarded 1999/00 RA Brown 53

1978/79 not awarded 2000/01 SA Mason 48

1979/80 not awarded 2001/02 AG Jamieson 44

1980/81 W Donald 39 2002/03 JWJ Guest 49

1981/82 AG Jamieson 56 2003/04 AC Bailey 42

1982/83 P Glassey 50 2004/05 RR Watson 40

1983/84 W Donald 36 2005/06 MPF Davidson 43

1984/85 H McKnight 64 2006/07 MPF Davidson 56

1985/86 W Donald & 43

Bob Webb Memorial Cup (most wicket-keeping dismissals in one grade):

1988/89 G Lamb 37 1998/99 TD Holton 29

1989/90 TF Thornton 25 1999/00 GJ Curgenven 25

1990/91 J Horne 26 2000/01 AM Keoghan 30

1991/92 JB Mooar 29 2001/02 AF Johnstone 29

1992/93 GJ Curgenven 30 2002/03 AF Johnstone 37

1993/94 JB Mooar 32 2003/04 AF Johnstone 36

1994/95 J Overend 30 2004/05 AF Johnstone 41

1995/96 AJ Logie 30 2005/06 AF Johnstone 41

1996/97 GA Howell 22 2006/07 AF Johnstone 43

P Malone

1997/98 DF Shackel 28

Most Promising Player of the Year:

men women men women

1983/84 RM Ford KE Bond 1995/96 RF Roberts KA Craig

1984/85 A Dyer JA Turner 1996/97 GN Brooks N Glubb

1985/86 AM McDonald DK Brownlee 1997/98 AC Denford HJ Rae

1986/87 PS Gooby L McDrury 1998/99 MD Gower BH McNeill

1987/88 HMR Richards J Weir 1999/00 MPF Davidson HJ Rae

1988/89 C Cotton J Weir 2000/01 ALL MacLeod K Saunders

1989/90 RM Graham C McCormack 2001/02 AF Johnstone RS Kelly

1990/91 DI Culpan C McCormack 2002/03 BD Glover AR Dickie

1991/92 ME Graham not awarded 2003/04 DM Anderson KJ McDonald

1992/93 MW Fine not awarded 2004/05 AL Cuttriss AR Dickie

1993/94 CS Martin M Carson 2005/06 DF Bermingham EM Bermingham

1994/95 GA Howell KA Craig 2006/07 JL Gourlie S Fitzsimon

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Personality of the Year:

1980/81 M Ostle 1990/91 M Vaughan 2000/01 B Moore

1981/82 SL Illingworth 1991/92 GE Charles 2001/02 C Atkinson

1982/83 J Gully 1992/93 L Borrani 2002/03 AC Bailey

1983/84 E Shepard 1993/94 C Julian 2003/04 ST Knox

1984/85 BZ Harris 1994/95 CD Cumming 2004/05 PJ Mayell

1985/86 B O’Malley 1995/96 R Thomas 2005/06 ND Cross &

1986/87 F Kemp 1996/97 N Payne MJ Cross

1987/88 HMR Richards 1997/98 GR Lucas 2006/07 EW Horne

Noel Love Memorial Trophy (for the older St Albans member who shows outstanding enthusiasm, dedication, camaraderie and social interaction, both on and off the field):

2003/04 DG Mollett 2005/06 JZ Harris

1968/69 R Johnson 1982/83 EP West 1996/97 AG Jamieson

1969/70 ID Dempsey 1983/84 EP West 1997/98 GR Lucas

1970/71 LR Earney 1984/85 LN Serra 1998/99 JK Jamieson

1971/72 RDJ Mather 1985/86 SJD Cox 1999/00 GJ Curgenven

1972/73 AG Jamieson 1986/87 MJ Anderson 2000/01 EM Saunders

1973/74 JA Harrison 1987/88 B O’Malley & 2001/02 EM Saunders

1974/75 BJ Williamson V Pont 2002/03 SA Mason

1975/76 LJ Blatchford & 1988/89 EP West 2003/04 GAH Craigie &

SJD Cox 1989/90 T Falloon DE Pettet

1976/77 KA Hiscoke 1990/91 GJ Curgenven 2004/05 DE Pettet

1977/78 AG Jamieson 1991/92 GJ Curgenven 2005/06 MR Dickie &

1978/79 C Francis 1992/93 EW Horne CD O’Brien-Smith

1979/80 MA Alabaster 1993/94 PJ Mayell 2006/07 DE Pettet

Peers Cup (club member contributing most on and off the field):

1988/89 SK Inwood 1998/99 MR Ogier

1980/81 RW Moore 1994/95 LN Serra

1989/90 KI Ferries 1999/00 PB McGrory

2004/05 SJD Cox 2006/07 EW Horne

1981/82 TF Thornton 1995/96 JK Jamieson

Most Improved Player of the Year:

men women men women

1982/83 A Arnold T Arahanga 1995/96 not awarded J Durdin

1983/84 GR Lucas CA Campbell 1996/97 JS Ward CJ Moffat

1984/85 BZ Harris J Beattie 1997/98 GN Brooks MJ Carmont

1985/86 RM Ford JA Turner 1998/99 JAF Davidson BH McNeill

1986/87 GM Olliver T McNamara 1999/00 T Breese SK Burke

1987/88 GR Lucas M Ormandy 2000/01 BA Smith SK Burke

1988/89 GM Rae M Ormandy 2001/02 AC Bailey KA Craig

1989/90 NS Tikao SM Frahm 2002/03 BD Glover KL Goodacre

1990/91 AF Rolfe M Ormandy 2003/04 RK Davidson RC Milburn

1991/92 JB Mooar A Morris 2004/05 NG Tubb AE Satterthwaite

1993/94 JS Ward S Burrows 2006/07 JPD O’Gorman AE Forbes

1992/93 KB Scott SM Frahm 2005/06 ND Cross LM Tahuhu

1994/95 MW Fine L Walker

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1973 R Wesney 1983 AR Caddick 1992 J Wilson 2002 ST Coffey &

1974 D Newburn 1984 not awarded 1993 T Mead D Trenberth

1975 MW Priest 1985 not awarded 1994 R Norrish 2003 ST Coffey

1976 D Young 1986 not awarded 1995 G Whitley 2004 not awarded

1977 G Rees 1987 not awarded 1996 R Norrish 2005 not awarded

1978 M Ambrose 1988 not awarded 1997 A Smith 2006 not awarded

1979 MR Fullen 1989 not awarded 1998 A Falloon

1980 G Thomson 1990 B Williams & 1999 S Lester

1981 A Smith SE Bond 2000 BD Glover

1982 BJ Harrison 1991 C Wilson 2001 BD Glover

Mairehau High School:

1974 R Ettema 1984 M Taylor & 1992 SJ Pawson 2003 not awarded

1975 P Welsh B McMurdo 1993 D Mutton 2004 not awarded

1976 M Stone 1985 D Lacey 1994 M Ford 2005 not awarded

1977 W Aymer 1986 C Dyer 1995 not awarded 2006 not awarded

1978 B Daken 1987 P Hilton 1996 M Davis

1979 G Banks 1988 S Lawson & 1997 K Truscott

1980 T Conway R McLean 1998 not awarded

1981 J Wolfrey 1989 P Hilton 1999 F Khan

1982 D Marsden 1990 P Hilton 2000 W Taliau

St Bede’s College:

1975 P Burke 1983 S McCloy 1991 C Isherwood 1999 A Robertson

1976 SP Kane 1984 C Forsyth 1992 S Hearsey 2000 not awarded

1977 PD White 1985 L Lawson 1993 T Murphy 2001 M Newall

1978 WD Kilworth 1986 A Ferris 1994 S Flanagan 2002 T Muir

1979 DR Halligan 1987 A Shannon 1995 M Henderson 2003 I King

1980 AJ Houston 1988 J O’Malley 1996 J Coll 2004 not awarded

1981 MA Stone 1989 MF Dwyer 1997 SL Stewart 2005 T Calvin

1982 JP Preston 1990 M Clifford 1998 AF Johnstone 2006 M Winter

Hillmorton High School:

1989 MR Loose 1994 S McOscar 1999 not awarded 2004 N Scarlett

1990 B Stapleton 1995 B Dreaver 2000 J Calderwood 2005 not awarded

1991 E Campion 1996 B Dreaver 2001 not awarded 2006 not awarded

1992 B Miller 1997 D McGrath 2002 not awarded

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School:

1998 SK Burke 2001 A Baronian 2004 N Burns

1999 SK Burke 2002 A Baronian 2005 N Burns

St Margaret’s College:

1998 HJ Rae 2001 AE Satterthwaite 2004 L Rae & 2006 -

1999 HJ Rae 2002 AE Satterthwaite C Eves

Christchurch Girls’ High School:

1999 E Kelly 2001 N Fraser 2003 F Paton 2005 ML Mitchell

2000 N Fraser 2002 RS Kelly 2004 AR Dickie 2006 S Rigden

Papanui High School:

St Albans Cricket Club Cup (awarded annually to the most improved juniors):

1993 P Robinson 1998 not awarded 2003 not awarded

2000 AE Satterthwaite 2003 AE Satterthwaite 2005 C Eves

1983 G Hall & 1991 B Maitland & 2001 not awarded

A Larney A Day 2002 not awarded

2000 R Shuker 2003 A Baronian 2006 K Blackwell

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Historical Register of the Club Executive President: Secretary: Men’s Club Captain:

1905-1906 A E G Rhodes 1905-1906 J Jackman 1905-1906 T W Reese

1906-1907 H D Carter 1906-1908 C W Allard 1906-1908 R Vincent

1907-1909 G Palmer 1908-1909 L G Blackwell 1908-1909 J Reid

1909-1923 F C Raphael 1909-1913 J Reid 1909-1912 A H Noall

1923-1925 R Graham 1913-1915 V M Edgar 1912-1914 H Matson

1925-1930 J S Barrett 1915-1919 C S Thompson 1914-1916 H A Bishop

1930-1946 C S Thompson 1919-1920 J Reid 1916-1919 C Webster

1946-1956 C G Crawford 1920-1921 L R Brunton 1919-1921 C S Thompson

1956-1959 T A Tucker 1921-1926 C S Harrison 1921-1923 L R Brunton

1959-1961 T B Burtt 1926-1930 S W Hickmott 1923-1945 R H North

1961-1963 C F Collins 1930-1939 T R Pope 1945-1946 C G Crawford

1963-1966 R R A McLauchlan 1939-1942 T A Tucker 1946-1948 J Smith

1966-1969 R W Peers 1942-1944 N S H McCann 1948-1950 R G Knowles

1969-1971 J Z Harris 1944-1945 J Smith 1950-1951 R R A McLauchlan

1971-1975 I D Dempsey 1945-1946 R G Condliffe 1951-1952 M B Poore

1975-1978 R D J Mather 1946-1953 C F Collins 1952-1953 H L Langley

1978-1980 P B Guerin 1953-1955 C McKenzie 1953-1955 R Kerr

1980- A G Jamieson 1955-1956 R I Stark 1955-1956 I D Dempsey

1956-1960 R W Peers 1956-1961 P G Z Harris

Treasurer: 1960-1961 V C B Robinson 1961-1962 A R Taylor

1905-1906 P O’Brien 1961-1963 R D Wear 1962-1965 J Z Harris

1906-1914 J Jackman 1963-1965 A H Turner 1965-1968 R D J Mather

1914-1919 C S Thompson 1965-1967 M R England 1968-1971 A L Fleete

1919-1920 J Reid 1967-1971 L R Earney 1971-1972 S Murdoch

1920-1922 C S Thompson 1971-1972 R D J Mather 1972-1973 J A Harrison

1922-1923 C S Harrison 1972-1973 A J Bull 1973-1980 A G Jamieson

1923-1926 A Wright 1973-1976 E P West 1980-1982 R W Moore

1926-1929 S W Hickmott 1976-1979 K J Yardley 1982-1983 J W Durning

1929-1930 L C Smart 1979-1981 A C Graves 1983-1985 E P West

1930-1939 T R Pope 1981-1983 E P West 1985-1987 R H Shelton

1939-1942 T A Tucker 1983-1985 G F G Gambles 1987-1989 M J Anderson

1942-1944 N S H McCann 1985-1986 S Shelton 1989-1992 G J McCarthy

1944-1945 J Smith 1986-1999 E W Horne 1992-1995 G J Curgenven

1945-1952 J Child 1999-2005 L D Stewart 1995-1997 T Falloon

1952-1953 N S H McCann 2005-2006 G E Penlington 1997-1999 C S J Cowper

1953-1955 M C Stonyer 2006- K L Cunis 1999-2000 S T Knox

1955-1958 R J Findlay 2000-2002 I E Smith

1958-1959 S Heymann 2002-2006 A J Falloon

1959-1961 R D Wear 2006- D E Pettet

1961-1968 B S Todd

1968-1969 D Kelly

1969-1971 J W Burtt Women’s Club Captain:

1971-1972 K J Yardley 1972-1979 S Chamberlain 1990-1992 L K McMeeking

1972-1973 J C Thompson 1979-1982 V L Burtt 1992-1995 S R Day

1973-1975 L R Earney 1982-1983 J McRobie 1995-1997 L D Stewart

1975-1979 L J Blatchford 1983-1984 J Sargent 1997-1998 J L Geary

1979-1980 K J Yardley 1984-1985 M Nijland 1998-2000 J K Jamieson

1980-1982 B J Reddington 1985-1986 T McNamara 2000-2002 E M Saunders

1982-1984 G N Cowles 1986-1989 T Brownlee 2002-2005 K M Houliston

1984- L N Serra 1989-1990 K E Bond 2005- N Wilson

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First Grade Men’s Records (two-day, one-day and Twenty20 matches combined)

GR Lucas 248 GB Smith 223 NE Francis 166

FP O’Brien 237 AJ Nuttall 213 MB Poore 154

PD Rutledge 228 MW Priest 204 J Smith 153

CG Crawford 223 TB Burtt 197 BZ Harris 151

Most Innings:

GB Smith 340 J Smith 281 JM Ruston 234

GR Lucas 325 MW Priest 256 MB Poore 233

FP O’Brien 322 LA Smith 251 AJ Nuttall 221

CG Crawford 302 TB Burtt 250 BZ Harris 213

Most Runs (Career):

FP O’Brien 9515 BZ Harris 6427 MW Priest 5207

CG Crawford 8158 JM Ruston 5784 SC Guillen 4954

GB Smith 7924 PGZ Harris 5384 F Woods 4646

J Smith 7720 LA Smith 5265 MC Bremner 4265

GR Lucas 6872 MB Poore 5224 JW Burtt 4241

Most Centuries (Career):

FP O’Brien 13 PGZ Harris 6 MC Bremner 4

J Smith 11 HA Bishop 5 JW Burtt 4

CG Crawford 10 JI Englefield 5 BZ Harris 4

F Woods 10 SC Guillen 5 GB Smith 4

CZ Harris 6 MB Poore 5 TW Reese 4

Most Fifties (Career):

FP O’Brien 50 JW Burtt 29 ST Knox 25

CG Crawford 44 PGZ Harris 29 LA Smith 24

BZ Harris 44 GR Lucas 29 SC Guillen 22

GB Smith 41 JM Ruston 28 MB Poore 21

J Smith 36 MW Priest 25 F Woods 21

Most Matches:

Most Runs in a Season:

BZ Harris 1040 1987/88 ST Knox 754 2003/04

F Woods 1006 1923/24 ST Knox 749 2002/03

NG Tubb 879 2004/05 GE Charles 736 1991/92

PGZ Harris 813 1956/57 GR Lucas 716 1988/89

SC Guillen 776 1956/57 BZ Harris 705 1984/85

BZ Harris 763 1991/92 BZ Harris 704 1993/94

JI Englefield 4 2000/01 SC Guillen 3 1956/57

F Woods 3 1923/24

Most Centuries in a Season:

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SC Guillen 132 & 104* v East Shirley 1956/57

MC Bremner 108* & 100* v Marist 1989/90

Two Centuries in a Match:

F Woods 234 1923/24 SC Guillen 162* 1964/65

N Dorreen 226* 1926/27 CG Crawford 159* 1924/25

F Woods 223 1923/24 MB Poore 159 1961/62

F Woods 222* 1923/24 RR Watson 158* 2004/05

FP O’Brien 215* 1931/32 CF Townsend 158 1949/50

BB Wood 201 1909/10 JI Englefield 156* 2001/02

F Woods 180 1922/23 HA Bishop 156 1927/28

HA Bishop 178 1914/15 CG Crawford 153* 1927/28

SC Guillen 173 1960/61 FP O’Brien 152 1936/37

CZ Harris 170* 1990/91 CZ Harris 150* 1993/94

BZ Harris 165 1992/93 F Wood 150 1906/07

Highest Individual Scores:

AC Bailey 165 2001/02

Most Deliveries (Career):

AJ Nuttall 26849 MW Priest 19121 JA Harrison 14139

TB Burtt 26732 DM Sandman 18676 TL Jones 13146

KI Ferries 22077 MB Poore 18439 LC Sparks 12746

E Mulcock 20200 LT Watson 15264 RM Ford 12718

Most Wickets (Career):

TB Burtt 754 E Mulcock 523 JA Harrison 303

DM Sandman 737 KI Ferries 479 LC Sparks 301

AJ Nuttall 609 MB Poore 426 RM Ford 298

MW Priest 528 LT Watson 356 TL Jones 294

Most Five Wicket Innings Hauls:

DM Sandman 75 E Mulcock 28 TL Jones 20

TB Burtt 39 KI Ferries 20

DM Sandman 11 TL Jones 5

TB Burtt 7 E Mulcock 5

Most Ten Wicket Match Hauls:

DM Sandman 84 1910/11 LC Sparks 54 1983/84

DM Sandman 76 1912/13 TL Jones 53 1964/65

TL Jones 70 1958/59 KI Ferries 50 1973/74

E Mulcock 65 1936/37 LT Watson 50 1981/82

GE Charles 56 1991/92 MW Priest 50 1985/86

MPF Davidson 56 2006/07 HMR Richards 50 1987/88

Most Wickets in a Season:

AJ Nuttall 54 1980/81

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Most Wickets in a Match:

E Mulcock 15 v Lancaster Park 1936/37

E Mulcock 15 v Lancaster Park 1939/40

MW Priest 12 v Sydenham 1994/95

BJ Harrison 9-12 1986/87 NE Francis 8-32 1981/82

CS Martin 8-29 1997/98 LT Watson 8-57 1980/81

LT Watson 8-31 1978/79 MW Priest 7-17 1996/97

Best Innings Bowling Figures:

GB Smith 161 GR Lucas 103 FP O’Brien 98

MW Priest 135 MC Bremner 100 BZ Harris 95

AJ Nuttall 117 NE Francis 100 CG Crawford 94

Most Catches as a Fielder (Career):

PD Rutledge 403 (298c 105st) LR Brunton 146 (74c 72st)

AF Johnstone 227 (202c 25st) GA Howell 92 (74c 18st)

JC Thompson 159 (129c 30st) LA Smith 77 (60c 17st)

SC Guillen 148 (108c 40st)

Most Wicket-keeping Dismissals (Career):

PD Rutledge 47 1984/85 AF Johnstone 36 2003/04

AF Johnstone 43 2006/07 PD Rutledge 34 1992/93

AF Johnstone 41 2004/05 AM Keoghan 30 2000/01

AF Johnstone 41 2005/06 SC Guillen 29 1964/65

PD Rutledge 37 1985/86 LA Smith 29 1969/70

PD Rutledge 37 1986/87 PD Rutledge 29 1990/91

Most Wicket-keeping Dismissals in a Season:

PD Rutledge 37 1987/88 AF Johnstone 29 2001/02

AF Johnstone 37 2002/03

Most Wicket-keeping Dismissals in a Match:

PD Rutledge 9 (7c 2st) v East Shirley 1982/83

JC Thompson 7 (4c 3st) v Old Collegians 1972/73

LR Brunton 6 (3c 3st) v Sydenham 1926/27

TJF Hayden 6 (6c) v High School Old Boys 1957/58

PD Rutledge 6 (6c) v Riccarton 1988/89

RJ Cain 6 (6c) v Riccarton 1989/90

Most Wicket-keeping Dismissals in an Innings:

AF Johnstone 7 (7c) v Lancaster Park Woolston 2006/07

AF Johnstone 6 (6c) v Lancaster Park Woolston 2006/07

Highest Total by St Albans:

513 v West Christchurch 1948/49

41 v Marist 1985/86

Lowest Total by St Albans:

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First Grade Women’s Records (two-day, one-day and Twenty20 matches combined)

Most Matches:

A McKenna 330 MA Francis 176 KA Craig 116

P Blackler 322 SL Illingworth 168 N Wilson 111

VL Burtt 246 BJ Legg 165 A Morris 110

KL Gilray 222 DA McGregor 150 S Burrows 103

HM Steere 222 HJ Rae 129 BH McNeill 102

KE Flavell 186 CA Campbell 123 C Murdoch 100

SM Frahm 184 SK Burke 120

Most Runs (Career):

P Blackler 14158 N Wilson 5228 DA McGregor 4055

A McKenna 11923 JE Stead 4989 BJ Legg 3538

VL Burtt 7908 SL Illingworth 4799 HJ Rae 1909

HM Steere 7111 KL Gilray 4320 JA Lawler 1723

KE Flavell 6012 SM Frahm 4271 RC Milburn 1677

Most Centuries (Career):

N Wilson 10 SM Frahm 5 VL Burtt 2

P Blackler 9 JA Lawler 3 RC Milburn 2

SL Illingworth 6 JE Stead 3

A McKenna 6 BJ Legg 2

Most Fifties (Career):

A McKenna 77 N Wilson 34 BJ Legg 16

P Blackler 42 DA McGregor 22 SM Frahm 15

VL Burtt 38 KL Gilray 19 JE Stead 15

KE Flavell 35 SL Illingworth 16

Most Runs in a Season:

P Blackler 900 1951/52 P Blackler 734 1955/56

N Payne 883 1996/97 SL Illingworth 728 1993/94

JA Lawler 872 1997/98 RC Milburn 704 2003/04

VL Burtt 821 1984/85 P Blackler 691 1953/54

N Payne 815 2002/03 SM Frahm 679 1995/96

KE Bond 806 1992/93 KE Bond 672 1991/92

N Payne 794 1998/99 VL Burtt 631 1981/82

N Payne 770 1997/98 AE Satterthwaite 631 2006/07

A McKenna 736 1982/83

Highest Individual Scores:

P Blackler 213* 1956/57 N Payne 143* 2000/01

N Payne 181* 2002/03 N Payne 142 1998/99

P Blackler 180 1958/59 SL Illingworth 135 1993/94

N Payne 151 1997/98 KE Bond 123* 1993/94

VL Burtt 148* 1982/83 RC Milburn 123* 2003/04

BJ Legg 148 1987/88

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Highest Any Wicket Partnership:

245* 3rd N Payne (125*) & JA Lawler (99*) v South Canterbury 1997/98

245 2nd N Payne (143*) & BH McNeill (94) v Sydenham 2001/02

244* 1st VL Burtt (148*) & A McKenna (88*) v Lancaster Park 1982/83

209 1st JE Stead (86*) & P Blackler (114*) v St Albans II 1962/63

Highest Totals by St Albans:

377/4 v Sydenham 2000/01 351/6 v East Shirley 2000/01

358/3 v Lancaster Park 1997/98 309/5 v East Shirley 1997/98

353/7 v Sydenham 1995/96 304/3 v East Shirley 1997/98

353/9 v Lancaster Park 1997/98 302/5 v Western 1957/58

Highest Totals against St Albans:

318/5 by OBC-Country 2006/07 277/5 by Sydenham 1983/84

299/3 by Sydenham 1982/83 274/9 by East Shirley 2006/07

Lowest Totals by St Albans:

4 v Technical 1964/65 8 v Mai Moa 1958/59

Lowest Totals against St Albans:

3 by Marama 1952/53 11 by Oddfellows 1950/51

7 by Hagley 1969/70

279/1 by East Shirley 2006/07 267/4 by Sydenham 1991/92

Most Wickets (Career):

P Blackler 1172 SK Burke 202 A Morris 133

KL Gilray 467 T Reid 182 JA Russell 114

CA Campbell 311 KE Flavell 174 N Glubb 111

BJ Legg 276 BH McNeill 159 SK Lloyd 109

A McKenna 258 JL Geary 156 KA Craig 105

VL Burtt 249 HJ Rae 152 N Wilson 101

Most Wickets in a Season:

P Blackler 85 1953/54 JL Geary 40 1997/98

P Blackler 68 1954/55 CJ Moffat 39 1997/98

CA Campbell 52 1986/87 SJ Rattray 37 1975/76

CA Campbell 47 1988/89 SA Harris 34 1976/77

SJ Rattray 43 1976/77 JA Russell 34 1994/95

CA Campbell 41 1983/84 JL Geary 34 1996/97

CA Campbell 40 1985/86

Best Innings Bowling Figures:

JA Russell 8-31 1994/95 CA Campbell 7-25 1983/84

CA Campbell 7-17 1988/89 A McKenna 6-5 1979/80

TL Woodbury 7-23 1992/93 CA Campbell 6-9 1985/86

Most Wicket-keeping Dismissals (Career):

MA Francis 171 JE Stead 81 J Stevens 52

SL Illingworth 150 RC Milburn 77

SM Frahm 113 T Baker 76

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Top left: Michael Davidson returns to the top of his bowling run-up during his debut first-class match for Canterbury. Top right: Premier men’s newcomer James O’Gorman flicks a ball off his legs for six against Canterbury Country. Below: Karaoke proved a hit at the Christmas party with Jenny Davey, Neil Cross, Sandy Lawson and Luke Piper all getting in on the act.

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TREASURER’S REPORT

Pages Contents

104-105 Audit Report

106-107 Statement of Financial Performance

108 Statement of Movement in Equity and Statement of Financial Position

109 Notes to the Financial Statements

110 Treasurer’s Report

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105

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Statement of Financial Performance for the year ended 31 May 2007

2006 INCOME 2007

INCOME FROM BAR TRADING

$14,979 Sales from Bar $23,880

less: Cost of Goods Sold

$1,481 Opening stock $578

$9,071 Purchases $16,660

$578 Closing stock $1,205

$9,974 Cost of Goods Sold $16,033

$5,004 Surplus from Bar Trading $7,846

INCOME FROM CLUB MEMBERS

$20,185 Subscriptions (Note 3) $20,895

$430 Donations $1,190

$20,615 $22,085

EXTERNAL FUNDRAISING

$21,007 Gaming machine donations $25,101

$6,300 Sponsorship $6,800

$7,917 CCA grants $3,625

$1,847 Pavilion hire $2,127

$111 Interest received $228

$37,182 $37,880

$62,801 TOTAL INCOME FOR YEAR $67,812

These financial statements are to be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Financial statements on page 109

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Statement of Financial Performance for the year ended 31 May 2007

2006 EXPENSES 2007

PLAYING EXPENSES

$6,805 Material costs - balls $5,702

$3,143 Material costs - gear and clothing $2,966

$5,417 Ground rentals $5,425

$4,017 Practise wickets $4,410

$2,054 Fees and levies $2,508

$19,228 Coaching $20,565

$40,664 $41,577

PAVILION EXPENSES

$2,926 Insurance $2,911

$1,380 Heat, light and power $1,743

$2,174 Repairs and maintenance $2,270

$17 Interest $0

$2,295 Cleaning $1,909

$597 Telephone $553

$1,401 Depreciation on furniture and plant $1,401

$13,259 $13,259

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

$2,345 Postage, stationery and reports $1,732

$1,310 Advertising $1,780

$2,537 General expenses $1,940

$1,490 Presentations and awards $398

$516 Club socials $1,159

$10,698 $9,510

$64,621 TOTAL EXPENSES FOR YEAR $64,345

($1,820) SURPLUS (DEFICIT) FOR YEAR $3,467

These financial statements are to be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Financial statements on page 109

$2,500 Audit fee $2,500

$2,470 Depreciation on pavilion $2,470

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Statement of Movements in Equity for the year ended 31 May 2007

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 May 2007

2006 ACCUMULATED FUNDS 2007

$88,300 Balance at beginning of the year $86,481

($1,820) Net surplus (deficit) for year $3,467

$86,481 Equity at end of the year $89,947

2006 CURRENT ASSETS 2007

$13,513 WestpacTrust - Cheque account $7,675

$2,172 WestpacTrust - Bar account $1,690

$1,010 WestpacTrust - Maintenance $889

$395 WestpacTrust - Centennial fund $5,550

$1,784 Accounts receivable $367

$316 Subscriptions in arrears $2,045

$0 Stock on hand - balls $7,192

$19,769 $26,613

PROPERTY, PLANT and EQUIPMENT

$1,000 Material $1,000

$2,368 Nets $2,368

$200 Junior material $200

$65,056 Pavilion (Note 2) $62,586

$3,968 Furniture and plant (Note 2) $2,566

$72,591 $68,720

$92,360 TOTAL ASSETS $95,333

CURRENT LIABILITIES

$508 Accounts payable $3,301

$3,633 Debentures $1,133

$1,501 add: Accrued interest $501

$238 GST due (refund) $451

$5,880 $5,386

$86,480 NET ASSETS $89,947

$86,481 EQUITY $89,947

$578 Stock on hand - bar supplies $1,205

These financial statements are to be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Financial statements on page 109

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 May 2007 Note 1 - Statement of Accounting Policies

St Albans Cricket Club is a non-profit organisation. The financial statements are general purpose and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice. Unless otherwise stated the accounting principles recognised as appropriate for the measurement and reporting of earnings and financial position on a historical cost basis have been followed. The entity qualifies for differential reporting because the Club meets the framework for differential reporting as the Club is not publicly accountable and is small. The club has taken advantage of all differential reporting exemptions. Changes in accounting policies: Except for the allocation of depreciation on Fixed Assets introduced in the 2000 year there have been no changes in accounting policies which have been applied on bases consistent with those used in previous years. The following specific accounting policies which materially affect the measurement of financial performance and financial position have been applied: Accounts Receivable are stated at their estimated realisable value. Debts which are considered uncollectible are written off. There is no other provision for doubtful debts. Stock on Hand - Bar Supplies has been valued at lower of cost or net realisable value. Stock on Hand - Balls has been valued at lower of cost or net realisable value. Sponsorship: Sponsorship for services rendered to the club are accounted for as revenue and expense at values approximating the cost of the service provided. Where applicable the prior year results have been amended accordingly. Property, Plant and Equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation has been calculated using the rates shown in the Property, Plant and Equipment Schedule (Note 2). Material, Nets and Junior Material have not been depreciated as the committee charges all repairs, maintenance and replacements to expenses. A mortgage security over the pavilion is held by Westpac Banking Corporation. At 31 May 2007 there were no advances drawn against this security (2006 - nil). Related Party transactions: The Committee are also members of the Club and pay subscriptions on the same basis as other members. Services provided have been supplied on normal commercial terms. Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 3 - Sponsorships The sponsorship of $6,800 (2006 - $6,300), is in respect of audit fees and a lease of a motor vehicle used by the professional coach. Note 4 - Capital Commitments There were no capital commitments at balance date (2006 - nil). Note 5 - Contingent Liabilities

There were no contingent liabilities at balance date (2006 - nil).

As at 31 May 2007 Cost Accum. Deprec. Deprec. Rate Net Book Value

Pavilion $82,337 $19,751 3% $62,586

Furniture and Plant $11,216 $8,650 10% & 33.3% $2,566

Total Fixed Assets $93,553 $28,401 $65,152

As at 31 May 2006 Cost Accum. Deprec. Deprec. Rate Net Book Value

Pavilion $82,337 $17,281 3% $65,056

Furniture and Plant $11,216 $7,248 10% & 33.3% $3,968

Total Fixed Assets $93,553 $24,530 $69,024

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Treasurer’s Report The accounts presented to members record a surplus of $3,467 for the year. It is a relief to be able to report a surplus and we have successfully turned around the deficits of the two previous years. Expenses were kept under tight control although we did make a large purchase of new balls as a result of a gaming machine donation and some stock of balls has been carried over to next season and we have reflected this stock in our accounts for the first time. We have also reflected in the accounts as revenue and as an expense some key services donated to the club. These include the cost of audit, the loaner vehicle for our coach, and a CCA subsidy on last year’s ground rentals. The prior year figures have been amended accordingly. We believe this more accurately reflects the total cost of the services provided to members. Bar trading was substantially up on last year and we are grateful for the off-field support and social activity of all our members, but in particular, our overseas guests. It was also generous of Duane to share his spare “bedroom” to allow club members to carry on their socialising into the night. This year we received very good support from the Gaming Machine Trusts and we are very grateful to Eureka Trust and Caversham Trust for their generous support. It does highlight the heavy reliance we are under, along with almost every amateur sporting club in New Zealand, to obtain funding from gaming machine funding charities. The committee has decided to recommend a further increase in subscription levels for this coming season. They were held at the old level for two seasons but we cannot provide the quality of services necessary to maintain this club at the highest level without a further modest increase. Lindsay Serra TREASURER